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The Confederate press in the crucible of the American Civil War / Debra Reddin van Tuyll.

Author/creator Van Tuyll, Debra Reddin
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Peter Lang, ©2013.
Descriptionxvi, 344 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Mediating American history, 0085-2473 ;
Mediating American history v. 11. ^A768325
Contents Preface -- The community of journalism. Introduction: the third stripe -- "The most powerful engines": newspaper circulation and readership -- "All the citizens of Alexandria": the Confederate community of journalism -- Roles and functions of the Confederate press. "The sole estate": newspaper roles and functions -- "Give us some war news": news and newsgathering -- "Wigwams of political partisanship": the political role of the Confederate press -- "Living on short rations": doing business in the Confederacy -- "Knights of the stick": newspaper labor -- "To our city subscribers": disseminating the news -- "Strong friends and bitter enemies": press freedom and wartime regulation -- "We have spoken for public liberty": the press, dissent, and the failure of Confederate nationalism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012032466
ISBN9781433116292
ISBN1433116294 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781453909287 (e-book)
ISBN1453909281 (e-book)

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