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The riveting biography of Burl Osborne former chairman of The Associated Press and publisher of The Dallas Morning News who waged and won one of the last great newspaper wars in the US
Burl is the story of one mans unlikely rise from the coal mines of Appalachia to the pinnacle of journalism After being diagnosed with a fatal kidney disease as a child Burl Osborne pioneered home dialysis treatment and became the 130th person to undergo a live kidney transplant in 1966then an unproven highrisk operation

While managing his challenging illness Burl distinguished himself early as a writer and reporter with The Associated Press eventually rising to the top of the wire services executive ranks Then against the advice of his colleagues and the newspapers own doctors he sought an even greater challenge joining The Dallas Morning News to lead the fight in one of Americas last great newspaper wars

Throughout his life and career he garnered respect from business and political leaders reporters editors and publishers around the country Burl thrusts readers into the improbable and remarkable life of a man at the forefront of both medicine and the golden age of journalism