For free press and equal rights : Republican newspapers in the Reconstruction South / Richard H. Abbott ; edited by John W. Quist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbott, Richard H.

Contributor:

Quist, John W., 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

American newspapers--Southern States--History--19th century.

American newspapers.

Journalism--Southern States--History--19th century.

Journalism.

History.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

x, 266 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2004]

Summary:

The first in-depth look at pro-Union newspapers and the transformation of the post-Civil War South.

Contents:

1. Origins of the southern republican press

2. Limited expansion

3. The white South confronts the republican press

4. Patronage saves the republican press

5. The geographic breadth of the southern republican press

6. The ideology of the republican press

7. Differences in approach

8. Continuing factionalism

9. The two-edged sword of patronage.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-254) and index.

ISBN:

0820325279

OCLC:

52948905