The amazing story behind the greatest newspapermen to ever live--Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst--lies primarily hidden with their reporters who were in the field. They risked their lives in Cuba as the country grappled for independence simply to "get the story" and write what were not always the most accurate accounts, but were definitely the best--anything to sell papers. Reporters like Harry Scovel, Stephen Crane, Cora Taylor, Richard Harding Davis, and James Creelman, among others, put themselves in danger every day just for the news.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-402) and index.

When the World was young -- Filibuster thrills -- Our intrepid commissioners -- Interlude, Summer 1897 -- Mystery of the Maine -- On secret service -- Conquest of Santiago -- Regulars get no glory.