American intelligence : small-town news and political culture in Federalist New Hampshire / Ben P. Lafferty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lafferty, Ben, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newspaper publishing--New Hampshire--History--18th century.

Newspaper publishing.

Publishers and publishing--United States--History--18th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Journalism--New Hampshire--History--18th century.

Journalism.

Press and politics--New Hampshire--History--18th century.

Press and politics.

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

Journalism--Political aspects.

History.

New Hampshire.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 255 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The rapid expansion of the newspaper business in the first decade of the American republic had crucial consequences for cultural, commercial, and political life in the early United States, as the nation went from having dozens of weekly newspapers to hundreds. Before organized newsrooms and bureaus came on the scene, these fledgling publications were filled with content copied from other newspapers as well as letters, poems, religious tracts, and ribald anecdotes submitted by readers. Taking up the New Hampshire newspaper industry as its case study, American Intelligence unpacks the ways in which an unprecedented quantity of printed material was gathered, distributed, marketed, and consumed, as well as the strong influence that it had on the shaping of the American political imagination. Ben P. Lafferty also considers the lives of the printers themselves and asks why so many men chose to pursue such a fraught and turbulent profession. This snapshot resonates with the contemporary media-saturated and politically chaotic age"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 "Domestick Summary" A Short History of New Hampshire in the Federalist Era p. 18

Chapter 2 "Devils and Diatribes" The Business of the Early American Newspaper p. 42

Chapter 3 "Dear Mr. Editor..." Reading the Early American Newspaper p. 65

Chapter 4 "We Have It by a Reliable Gentleman in That Place" Finding the News p. 88

Chapter 5 Climate, Commerce, and Coaches Delivering the News p. 111

Chapter 6 "The Lay Preacher" Making the News p. 140

Chapter 7 "These False and Scurrilous Libels" The Rancor of Early American Political Journalism p. 163

Chapter 8 American Intelligence The Hinterland Unleashed p. 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781625344601

1625344600

9781625344618

1625344619

OCLC:

1101027882