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Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War / Lorman A. Ratner and Dwight L. Teeter, Jr.

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Van Pelt Library E459 .R3125 2003
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ratner, Lorman.
Contributor:
Teeter, Dwight L., Jr., 1935-2015.
Series:
History of communication
The history of communication
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
American newspapers.
History.
Press and politics.
Journalism--Political aspects.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes.
United States.
Journalism--Political aspects--United States--History--19th century.
Journalism.
Press and politics--United States--History--19th century.
American newspapers--History--19th century.
United States--Politics and government--1849-1861.
Politics and government.
United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
Social conditions.
Physical Description:
xiii, 138 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2003]
Contents:
The emergence of a democratic press
Impeding civilization: the Brooks-Sumner incident
The Dred Scott decision and a society of laws
Kansas and the Lecompton constitution: does the majority rule?
John Brown's raid: violence in a republican society
Lincoln's election: could a republican lead the republic?
Firing on Fort Sumter: a republic at war with itself
Conclusion: the shattered republic.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0252027876
OCLC:
49760579

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