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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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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ratner, Lorman.
- 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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