Point of Departure (Classics of Reportage S.)
by James Cameron
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A classic memoir by one of the great British journalists of the twentieth century, a man who earned universal respect not only for his courage in reporting from dangerous places, but for his candour and independence. Point of Departure features Cameron's eyewitness accounts of the atom bomb tests at Bikini atoll, the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the war in Korea, and vivid evocations of his encounters with Mao Tse-tung and Winston Churchill.Tags
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James Cameron was born Mark James Walter Cameron in London, England on June 17, 1911. He was a journalist who worked for several newspapers during his lifetime including the Daily Express and the News Chronicle. His articles also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Evening Standard of London, and The New York Times. He wrote several books show more including the autobiography Point of Departure. Later in life, he was a noted television commentator and newspaper columnist. He was named a Commander of the British Empire in 1979. He died after a long illness on January 26, 1985 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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