The Powers That Be (1979) Signed First Edition Reference

The Powers That Be (Alfred A. Knopf, 1979) is Halberstam’s panoramic history of American media power — tracing the rise of CBS (William Paley), the Washington Post (the Graham family), Time Inc. (Henry Luce), and the Los Angeles Times (the Chandler family). The book documents how these institutions shaped American public opinion and politics, and how their owners wielded influence comparable to elected officials.

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first in jacket: $50–$125
• Unsigned first in jacket: $15–$30

A Halberstam essential — increasingly relevant as the media landscape he documented has been transformed by technology.