Ferdinand Lundberg
| Ferdinand Lundberg | |
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| Born |
April 30, 1902 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | January 3, 1995 (aged 92) Mount Kisco, New York |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | journalist, author, professor |
| Years active | 1924-1994 |
| Notable work | Imperial Hearst, America's 60 Families, Modern Woman: The Lost Sex, The Myth of Democracy |
Ferdinand Lundberg (April 30, 1902 – March 1, 1995) was an American journalist known for his frequent and potent criticism of American financial and political institutions. His work has been credited as influences on Robert Caro, Ralph Nader, Betty Friedan, and others.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ferdinand Lundberg received B.A. and M.A. degrees from Columbia University.
Early in his career, Lundberg was a business reporter for United Press International, and the Chicago Daily News. From 1927 to 1934 he reported for the New York Herald Tribune.
Described by the Los Angeles Times as "witty, articulate, opinionated, marvelously well-read and not the least bit shy about telling us exactly what he thinks about America and the mess we've made of it", Lundberg was vocal in his contrarian viewpoints, describing the United States as an oligarchy, eviscerating prominent American families including the Rockefellers and Hearsts, and denouncing the United States Constitution while calling for its replacement with a parliamentary system. Several of his dozen-or-so books on these topics were best-sellers.
Lundberg's debut book, Imperial Hearst, was lauded by Foreign Affairs as "an annihilating study of the newspaper magnate" worthy of "wide attention" while, in modern times, Robert Caro and Ralph Nader have both cited Lundberg's America's 60 Families as early influences on themselves.Betty Friedan, meanwhile, wrote The Feminine Mystique as a rebuttal to Lundberg's Modern Woman: The Lost Sex, taking its title from a phrase used by Lundberg in his book.
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