Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War

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Title:

Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War

Author:

Ratner, Lorman.

Personal Author:

Ratner, Lorman.

Publication Information:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2003]

Physical Description:

xiii, 138 pages ; 24 cm.

Series:

The history of communication

History of communication.

Language:

English

Contents:

The emergence of a democratic press -- Impeding civilization: the Brooks-Sumner incident -- The Dred Scott decision and a society of laws -- Kansas and the Lecompton constitution: does the majority rule? -- John Brown's raid: violence in a republican society -- Lincoln's election: could a republican lead the republic? -- Firing on Fort Sumter: a republic at war with itself -- Conclusion: the shattered republic.

Subject Term:

Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

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

American newspapers -- History -- 19th century.

Geographic Term:

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

United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861.

United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865.

Added Author:

Teeter, Dwight L., Jr., 1935-2015.

ISBN:

9780252027871