Infamous Scribblers The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism

Name: Infamous Scribblers The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism
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ISBN: 9781586484286

ISBN-10: 1586484281

ISBN-13: 9781586484286

Edition: 2007

Authors: Eric Burns

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A lively, fascinating account of the surprisingly raucous journalism of the Revolutionary era and how it built a nation that has lasted.

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 2/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



A Note to Readers


Introduction: Inappropriate Behavior



The Role of Authority



The End of the Beginning



Publishing by Authority



Defying Authority



The Sounds of Silence Dogood



Science, Sex, and Super Crown Soap



The End of Authority



The Approach of War



Severing the Snake



The Weekly Dung Barge"



The Tory Dung Barge



The Shot Spread 'Cross the Page



Uncommon Prose



A Sword of a Different Kind



The Tumult of Peace



The Passionate Decade



The Not-So-Unlikely Target



The Gazette...



...versus the Gazette



Dark Whispers on the Page



"The Arising Vapour"



Cobbett's Quills



Sedition



Master and Mistress



Post-Script


Epilogue: Renewed Subscriptions


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index