Lincoln and the power of the press : the war for public opinion / Harold Holzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holzer, Harold, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Relations with journalists.

Lincoln, Abraham.

Press and politics--United States--History--19th century.

Press and politics.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Journalists.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Press coverage.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxix, 733 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.

Contents:

The types are in our glory

Not like any other thunder

That attractive rainbow

A position we cannot maintain

A mean between two extremes

The prairies are on fire

The perilous position of the union

I cannot go into the newspapers

Lincoln will not talk with anyone

Wanted: a leader

No such thing as freedom of the press

Slavery must go to the wall

Sitting on a volcano

No time to read any papers

Long Abraham a little longer

Epilogue: We shall not see again the like.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-697) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Hagen fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781439192719 ;