Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Klug...
Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Klug...
Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Kluger.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2017/4428
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
xxi, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Preamble: The essential liberty -- Author's note on style -- A perilous trade -- Stormy Petrel -- Power plays -- Bending the rule of law -- Battle lines -- A superlative monster arises -- An end to generous pity -- Whiffs of Torquemada -- Philadelphia lawyer -- Indelible ink -- Epilogue: From Zenger...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
[2016]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In 1733, struggling printer John Peter Zenger scandalized colonial New York by launching the New-York Weekly Journal, which assailed the British governor as corrupt and arrogant -- a direct challenge to the prevailing law against "seditious libel", which criminalized any criticism of the government. Fronting for a group of powerful antiroyalist pol...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Kluger.
Portion of title
Trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2016
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Call Numbers
G 2017/4428
Record Identifier
74VKVXBx0jKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVXBx0jKZ
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780393245462
DDC
686.2092
MMS ID
991024119919402626
