Making headlines : the American Revolution as seen through the British press / Troy Bickham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bickham, Troy O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism.

History.

British newspapers.

Press and politics.

War--Press coverage.

Press coverage.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign public opinion, British.

United States.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Press coverage.

Public opinion--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Public opinion.

Great Britain.

War--Press coverage--Great Britain--History--18th century.

War.

Press and politics--Great Britain--History--18th century.

British newspapers--History--18th century.

Journalism--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2009]

Contents:

Part I The British Press in the Era of the American Revolution

1 Distribution, Organization, and Readership 19

2 Politics and the Press 43

Part II From Insurrection to World War

3 Crisis and Conflict before Independence 57

4 The American War 88

5 The Global War 118

6 The War that Britain Won and Winning the Peace 158

Part III A Transatlantic Civil War

7 The Unlikely Hero-George Washington's Transatlantic Appeal 185

8 The Controversy of Conducting the War-African Slaves, American Indians, and German Mercenaries 206

9 Allies or Foes, Republic or Anarchy?-Divining America's Future 234.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-297) and index.

ISBN:

9780875803937

0875803938

OCLC:

231051835