Jimmy Breslin

The Man Who Told the Truth

By: Richard Esposito

Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin

"Do not. Confuse me. With. The facts. I tell the truth."—Jimmy Breslin

In a newspaper career spanning decades, Jimmy Breslin covered the stories that he knew mattered most: the human stories beyond the front page. From the JFK assassination, to the Son of Sam killings, mafia heists, the Crown Heights riots, and the Occupy movement, Breslin's influential columns captured the lifebeat of the second half of the twentieth century. A quintessential New Yorker, Breslin rubbed shoulders with world leaders and neighborhood arsonists, profiled JFK's gravedigger, and elicited letters from the Son of Sam killer during his reign of terror, all recounted in columns that were personal, blunt, and the truth-at least Jimmy's version of it.

Jimmy Breslin: The Man Who Told the Truth is the first biography of the legendary writer, vividly portrayed by Richard Esposito, a former colleague of the Big Man. From Breslin's humble beginnings as a copy boy, to winning the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, the writer's life was as fascinating as any of his subjects. With the full cooperation of Breslin's estate, and interviews with countless of Breslin's former coworkers, friends, and enemies, Esposito has crafted a meticulous and revealing portrait of a complex man who bared his soul to the world in column inches.

©2024 Richard Esposito, "A Goodbye to Jimmy Breslin, Teller of Truths" copyright 2017 by The Daily Beast Company LLC (P)2024 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Dissappointing

I expected a better book of such a monument of a person. Also the reader wasnt good. Wish I could be more positive.

Aliyah

A very well put together, informative,- yet very entertaining read! What a fascinating character! A recommended read.

Interesting, but repetitive

Portions were great and certainly eye opening. But several of stories and examples were brought up over and over. Hard one to finish.