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Jack V. Fox was a globe-trotting journalist who covered some of the 20th Century’s biggest news stories, including the spellbinding trials of Charles Manson and Patty Hearst, the tragic assassinations of Jack and Robert Kennedy, the dramatic missions of the first astronauts, the doomed Bay of Pigs Cuba invasion and dozens of others. Long after his death, his daughter, Linda Frakes, discovered an unfinished memoir among his papers, a compelling portrait of his experiences during a 40-year career on the frontlines of history. Linda and Jack's great-niece, Matia Madrona Query, assembled this memoir, which features newspaper clippings of Jack's stories as they first appeared, accompanied by photos and colorful, insider accounts of what happened behind the scenes. Open the book and you may never look at the news business the same way again.