Pictures, a Park, and a Pulitzer: Mel Ruder and the Hungry Horse News
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560371617 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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In his first issue, Ruder announced that he would emphasize positive news and publish plenty of photographs. From the Inside Flap A weekly newspaper filled with local photographs was unheard of when Mel Ruder founded the Hungry Horse News in 1946 in a small Montana town just west of Glacier National Park. The thirty-one-year-old Navy veteran marveled at this ''promised land,'' reminding readers that ''More than 200,000 Americans from all of the 48 states save their money for eleven-and-a-half months of the year in order to live two weeks where we live all the year'' When a vast flood filled the area in 1964, Ruder photographed, interviewed, thumbed rides on small planes to get aerial views, printed the photos, and wrote the stories. . This volume brings together a generous sampling of Mel Ruder's photography, a taste of his editorials, and the biography of the man behind the Hungry Horse News duri
This volume brings together a generous sampling of Mel Ruder's photography, a taste of his editorials, and the biography of the man behind the Hungry Horse News during its first thirty-two years of operation.. His and his staff's efforts won the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished General Local Reporting in 1965--the first Pulitzer given to a Montana newspaper. The thirty-one-year-old Navy veteran marveled at this ''promised land,'' reminding readers that ''More than 200,000 Americans from all of the 48 states save their money for eleven-and-a-half months of the year in order to live two weeks where we live all the year'' When a vast flood filled the area in 1964, Ruder photographed, interviewed, thumbed rides o
Tom Lawrence first met Mel Ruder in the summer of 1997, when the retired Hungry Horse News editor was gracious in his assistance to the paper's new managing editor. He is the editor of Montana's Whitefish Pilot weekly newspaper. Lawrence is a native of Brookings, South Dakota, and has worked for newspapers in South Dakota, T
Some of the Finest Vintage Photojournalism I have ever seen! Some of the finest vintage photojournalism of the Pacific Northwest I have ever seen. If you love the Rocky Mountains, Glacier National Park, wildlife and just a plain ol' view of life in the 50's, 60's and 70's, you will love this book! The photography is black and white, depicting gorgeous landscapes, dancing bears, walls of snow, flooded towns, a childs first haircut at the barber, rescued baby mountain lions, vintage automobiles and everyday life in a small Montana town. These are a co