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Autore |
Ratner Lorman |
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Titolo |
Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War / / Lorman A. Ratner and Dwight L. Teeter, Jr |
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, 2003 |
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9780252092213 |
9786613896001 |
0-252-09221-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 138 p.) |
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Collana |
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The history of communication |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Journalism - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Press and politics - United States - History - 19th century |
American newspapers - History - 19th century |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes |
United States Politics and government 1849-1861 |
United States Social conditions To 1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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