The Golden Age of the newspaper / George H. Douglas.
The Golden Age of the newspaper / George H. Douglas.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
T0376886
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Penny Papers: The Printed Word for Democratic Man -- 2. The Quest for a Real Newspaper -- 3. Giants of a New Age: James Gordon Bennett and Horace Greeley -- 4. Newspapers Move West - Ferment in the South -- 5. The Civil War - The Indispensability of News -- 6. Dana and the New York Sun - The News...
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"From the arrival of the penny papers in the 1830s to the coming of radio news around 1930, the American newspaper celebrated its Golden Age and years of greatest influence on society. Douglas tells the story of the great innovators of the American press - men like Bennett, Greeley, Bryant, Dana, Pulitzer, Hearst, and Scripps. He details the develo...
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The Golden Age of the newspaper / George H. Douglas.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-286) and index.
Transferred from N071.30904/1.
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T0376886
Record Identifier
74VvExG5WjOM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvExG5WjOM
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ISBN
0313310777 (alk. paper)
9780313310775 (alk. paper)
0313310777 (alk. paper)
9780313310775 (alk. paper)
DDC
071.30904
MMS ID
991011796729702626
