War at the Wall Street Journal

A tale about big business an imploding dynasty a mogul at war and a deal that epitomized an era of changeWhile working at the Wall Street Journal Sarah Ellison won praise for covering the $5 billion acquisition that transformed the pride of Dow Jones and the estimable but eccentric Bancroft family into the jewel of Rupert Murdochs kingdom. Here she expands that story using her knowledge of the paper and its people to go deep inside the landmark transaction as no outsider has or can and also far beyond it into the rocky transition when Murdochs crew tussled with old Journal hands and geared up for battle with the New York Times. With access to all the players Ellison moves from newsrooms to estates and shows Murdoch finally for who he ismaneuvering firing undoing all that the Bancrofts had protected. Her superlative account transforms news of the deal into a timeless chronicle of American life and power.