Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 2001. [Vol. 7.] Eger Journal of American Studies.(Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 27)

Book review - András Tarnóc: Csillag András: Joseph Pulitzer és az amerikai sajtó. [Joseph Pulitzer and the American Journalism]

primarily stayed on his yachts, that is not on American soil. While he participated in the most important American political event, the presidential election of 1884, and he significantly influenced its outcome, he was soon forced into the role of the political outsider following his fall out with the Cleveland administration.. His efforts to stave off an armed conflict between the U.S. and Great Britain were appreciated more in Europe, than in his adopted country. The infamous suit brought by the Roosevelt administration described him as a person attacking the American people and violating American interests. Whereas nativism cannot openly be discerned, Theodore Roosevelt's tirade accusing Pulitzer of denigrating and disparaging the American people, suggests a rejection of the foreign born tycoon. András Csillag's book achieves its ambitious research objective as it presents a multilayered, subtle, and painstakingly detailed Pulitzer portrait. The work surpasses the traditional boundaries of biographical efforts as the examination of Pulitzer's life reveals not only his personal evolution and career, but sheds light at the developments of American history and the internal dynamics of American society. The author's interpretation of John Singer Sargent's famous Pulitzer portrait is a fitting illustration of the tortured soul of this special individual. Just like the face hidden in the shadow and protruding in the light, the true Pulitzer remains a mystery. In this respect András Csillag's effort to pierce the veil covering Joseph Pulitzer's enigmatic self is the best attempt up to date. WORKS CITED Daniels, Roger. Coming to America: The History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life. Harper, 1991. Harris, Fred, R. America's Democracy Glenview: Scott-Foresman, 1986. Mann, Arthur. "The One and the Many. From Immigration to Acculturation." Making America: The Society and Culture of the U.S. ed. Luther. S. Luedtke.. USIA, 1987. 68-80. 190