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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454158203321

Autore

Daniel Marcus Leonard <1962->

Titolo

Scandal & civility [[electronic resource] ] : journalism and the birth of American democracy / / Marcus Daniel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-281-93088-1

9786611930882

0-19-972144-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (399 p.)

Disciplina

071/.309033

Soggetti

Journalism - United States - History - 18th century

Press and politics - United States - History - 18th century

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

Newspaper editors - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-374) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: The Other Founding Fathers; CHAPTER 1 John Fenno and the Constitution of a National Character; CHAPTER 2 Philip Freneau and the Invention of the Republican Party; CHAPTER 3 Benjamin Franklin Bache and the Desacralization of George Washington; CHAPTER 4 Noah Webster and the Demoralization of the Body Politic; CHAPTER 5 William Cobbett and the Politics of Personality; CHAPTER 6 William Duane and the Triumph of Infidelity; CONCLUSION: The Revenge of Respectability; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction. The Other Founding Fathers. 1. JOHN FENNO and the Constitution of a National Character. 2. PHILIP FRENEAU and the Invention of the Republican Party. 3. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BACHE and the Desacralization of George Washington. 4. NOAH WEBSTER and the Demoralization of the Body Politic. 5. WILLIAM COBBETT and the Politics of Personality. 6. WILLIAM DUANE and the Triumph of Infidelity. Conclusion: The Revenge of Respectability. Notes. Index