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Politics, publishing and personalities : Wrexham newspapers, 1848-1914 / by LisaPeters.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peters, Lisa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Newspaper publishing--Wales--Wrexham--History--19th century.
- Newspaper publishing.
- Newspaper publishing--Wales--History--20th century.
- Newspaper publishing--Political aspects--Wales--Wrexham--History--19th century.
- Newspaper publishing--Political aspects--Wales--Wrexham--History--20th century.
- Wrexham (Wales)--History--19th century.
- Wrexham (Wales).
- Wrexham (Wales)--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (82 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chester, [England] : University of Chester Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Politics, Publishing and Personalities: Wrexham Newspapers, 1848-1914 gives a unique insight into the world of provincial newspaper publishing in a North Wales town during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Wrexham s position on the Welsh border meant that its local newspapers had to compete with those from Shropshire, Cheshire and the rest of North Wales and this rivalry, together with differing political allegiances, often led to conflict between proprietors in the effort to gain the highest circulation. Politics, Publishing and Personalities draws together the battles to establish successful
- Contents:
- Front cover
- Title pages
- Copyright pages
- List if illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - The Wrexham area
- Chapter 2 - Brief history of provincial newspapers
- Chapter 3 - Wrexham's newspapers
- Wrexham Recorder
- Wrexham Registrar
- Wrexham (Weekly) Advertiser
- Wrexham Albion
- Wrexhamite (Wrexham Telegraph)
- Wrexham (North Wales) Guardian
- Wrexham Free Press
- The Illustrated Wrexham Argus and North Wales Athlete
- Chapter 4 - Inter-newspaper rivalry
- Recorder and Registrar
- Advertiser and Telegraph
- Advertiser, Shrewsbury Chronicle and Chester Courant
- Advertiser and Guardian
- Guardian and Oswestry Advertiser
- Advertiser, Guardian and Carnarvon Herald
- Free Press, Advertiser and Guardian
- The Argus, Advertiser and Guardian
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Selected bibliography
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781908258601
- 1908258608
- OCLC:
- 904113458
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