A Newspaper Desk! - By Nigel A. JAMES
The
Golden Years – Harry Golden and the Carolina Israelite
In
1958, when Harry Golden published his book Only
in America
he was at the top of an incredible success story. And, it repeated
itself every month! It had 16 very packed pages, and it was Harry
Golden's Carolina
Israelite.
And,
working from home, Harry Golden wrote about everything! And, every
single word in this very unique newspaper was his own.
And,
Harry Golden had a story, too. When he was young in New York there
was nothing he wouldn't do. He was a porter, salesman, editor,
journalist, and, many other things as well. A life which was perfect
for getting to know and understand people. And, it was there, with
the energy of youth, that he spent most of his spare time with
a book. And, what better for writing than reading? And, so it was,
that after moving to Carolina, Harry Golden founded The
Carolina Israelite. And it had something for everyone.
And,
The
Carolina
Israelite
was a success.
Harry Golden understood people. Many folk, whilst reading his
articles (which, by-the-way, he called “editorials”), said they
were like reading letters from a friend. And, when the time came
round for the paper - time came round for the family. Reading the
The
Carolina Israelite
together was the highlight
of the month for many American families.
But,
of course, sooner or later, everyone has to give in to the years that
they’ve saved, and, in 1968, Harry Golden wrote the last of his
editorials, and put The Carolina Israelite to bed for
the very last time. And there has never been anything like it since.
How could there be? As Ralph Emerson wrote, “Whoso would be
a man - must be a nonconformist”. And, Harry Golden only
conformed with himself. And, that's how it was, and Only in America!
Vocabulary
advert
- Werbung
consisted
(to consist/consisted/consisted) – besteht
aus
despite
– trotz
founded
– (to found/founded/founded)- gründen
Highlight
– Höhepunkt
month
in and month out – Monat für Monat
nonconformist
- Nonkonformist
success
- Erfolg
to
bed – (to put a paper to bed) – bereit stellen für drücken
whoso
– wer immer
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