Transoceanic radical, William Duane : national identity and empire 1760-1835 / by Nigel Little.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Little, Nigel.

Series:

Empires in perspective ; no. 4.

Empires in perspective ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duane, William, 1760-1835.

Duane, William.

Journalists--United States--Biography.

Journalists.

Radicals--United States--Biography.

Radicals.

United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first biography of the influential radical journalist William Duane to study his American career in light of his formative years in Ireland, England and India. Duane is most famous as the editor of <i>The Aurora</i>, the Philadelphia-based paper which vigorously supported Thomas Jefferson in his 1800 presidential election campaign. Based on extensive archival research, this fascinating monograph explores how early membership of the London Corresponding Society and a ruinous dispute with the East India Company Army helped shape Duane's later Federalist convictions.

Contents:

1. Origins

2. The 'great gulf of all undone beings'

3. The Bengal Journal

4. An Indian World

5. 'Tribe of Editors': Censorship and the Indian Press, 1780-99

6. London Interlude

7. Mythical Homeland Made

8. Jeffersonian Victory

9. Towards 1812

10. The Later Years: 1815-35.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-222) and index.

ISBN:

1-317-31458-1

1-315-65294-3

1-317-31459-X

1-281-12508-3

9786611125080

1-85196-555-6

9781315652948

OCLC:

476125244