Newspapers reflect the world as perceived by its writers and readers. They illustrate assumptions in a society about the nature of news and history, the practice of certain literary styles, the political and commercial structure of communities, and the larger process by which cu…
The Public Prints is the first comprehensive study of the role of the earliest American newspapers in the society and culture of the eighteenth century. In the hands of Charles E. Clark, American newspaper publishing becomes a branch of the English world of print in a story that…
"A genius theater curator and marvelous singer wins a major prize. The award is to be given by a famed composer Stephen Sondheim. It's the story of ecstasy and agony. Vince Lombardi on Broadway? Find out how it happened and learn how the legendary Green Bay Packers coach continu…
Discusses the raucous journalism of the Revolutionary era, showing how it helped build a nation that endured and offering new perspectives on today's media wars.
[This volume] begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of journalism ..." and, in a perceptive and witty history, proceeds to show just why this was. This exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press tells of how the era's raucous journa…
This lively, fascinating account of the surprisingly raucous journalism of the Revolutionary era--and how it helped to build a nation that has endured--offers new perspective on today's media wars.
Discusses the raucous journalism of the Revolutionary era, showing how it helped build a nation that endured and offering new perspectives on today's media wars.
Gabrial analyzes the role of the news media in the shaping of national and local understandings of slavery, resistance to slavery, and the abolition movement in the U.S. between the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries.
An examination of how press coverage of slave revolts forced public discussions that ultimately influenced public opinion.
"From ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In Corruption: A Short History, Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, w…
