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

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Main Author: Ratner, Lorman
Other Authors: Teeter, Dwight L., Jr., 1935-2015
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2003
Series:History of communication.
Subjects:
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.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.

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