Scandal & civility : journalism and the birth of American democracy / Marcus Daniel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniel, Marcus Leonard, 1962- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--United States--History--18th century.

Journalism.

Press and politics--United States--History--18th century.

Press and politics.

Journalism--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.

Newspaper editors--United States--Biography.

Newspaper editors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Scandal and civility

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through portraits of influential journalists of the 1790s, Daniel demonstrates how partisan journalists were instrumental in igniting and expanding vital debates over the character of political leaders, the nature of representative government, and, ultimately, the role of the free press itself.

Contents:

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: The Other Founding Fathers; CHAPTER 1 John Fenno and the Constitution of a National Character; CHAPTER 2 Philip Freneau and the Invention of the Republican Party; CHAPTER 3 Benjamin Franklin Bache and the Desacralization of George Washington; CHAPTER 4 Noah Webster and the Demoralization of the Body Politic; CHAPTER 5 William Cobbett and the Politics of Personality; CHAPTER 6 William Duane and the Triumph of Infidelity; CONCLUSION: The Revenge of Respectability; Notes; Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-374) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771607-5

0-19-974365-7

1-281-93088-1

9786611930882

0-19-972144-0

OCLC:

476244664