The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst

When targetted by a young and desperate Orson Welles in Citizen Kane, Hearst was the most powerful media moghul in the world, but despite the public portrayal of his legendary taste for politics, women and possessions, the private Hearst has remained an enigma due to the dearth of material on him. This biography is largely based on private and business papers Nasaw was given exclusive access to. They shed a surprising light on the reality of this man who wielded enormous power and had intimate dealings with people ranging from Hitler, Mussolini and Churchill to Lousi Mayer, Jack Warner and Charlie Chaplin.