Bibliograph

Infamous scribblers, the Founding Fathers and the rowdy beginnings of American journalism, Eric Burns

Type

Label

Infamous scribblers, the Founding Fathers and the rowdy beginnings of American journalism, Eric Burns

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-449) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Infamous scribblers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61461887

Responsibility statement

Eric Burns

Sub title

the Founding Fathers and the rowdy beginnings of American journalism

Summary

Discusses the raucous journalism of the Revolutionary era, showing how it helped build a nation that endured and offering new perspectives on today's media wars

Table Of Contents

I: 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 -- II: 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 -- III: 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 -- Renewed subscriptions

Target audience

adult

Classification

Creator