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245 10 a| Empire of ink :b| the printers, rogues, and radicals who invented the American newspaper /c| Alex Wright.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue: The printer's devil -- Introduction -- Part I: A paper nation. Treading the pelts -- Knights of the scissors -- Communities of the unseen -- Engines of abundance -- Part II: "Every man his own printer". Paths to perdition -- A tramp at home -- Hot blood, cold type -- "The prayer of twenty millions" -- The greenhorn brigade -- A shirt-tail full of type -- Part III: Amassing the media. Ghost editors -- Cocaine cough drops and other cures -- Twilight of the velocipede -- The music begins -- Epilogue: Information empires.;

520 a| "No society had ever generated so much ink and paper in so little time. Between the Revolutionary War and the dawn of the twentieth century, the number of American newspapers increased five hundredfold, producing the greatest outpouring of printed matter the world had ever seen. In Empire of Ink, Alex Wright tells the story of how an unruly young democracy found its voice, fueled by a mix of new technologies, bold public policies, and a distinctly American zeal for free expression that unleashed a torrent of newsprint, knitting together a fractious republic. It was a wild, boisterous era populated by gunslinging editors, tramp printers, zealous reformers, brilliant inventors, and literal snake-oil salesmen. Together, they transformed journalism, built a new industry, and helped forge the nation's character. By century's end, this freewheeling press had yielded to corporate interests. Wealthy media barons seized on new technologies and economies of scale to consolidate power, shaping the mass media that would define the twentieth century. Vividly bringing to life a pivotal chapter in American history, Empire of Ink reveals how the same struggles over truth, technology, and power continue to echo into today's digital age"-- Provided by publisher.;

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Empire of ink : the printers, rogues, and radicals who invented the American newspaper / Alex Wright.

Author/creator	Wright, Alex, 1966- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : Basic Books, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	viii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Journalism--United States. --History. --18th century. Journalism--United States. --History. --19th century. American newspapers--History. --18th century. American newspapers--History. --19th century. Publishers and publishing--United States. --History. --18th century. Publishers and publishing--United States. --History. --19th century.

Portion of title	Printers, rogues, and radicals who invented the American newspaper
Contents	Prologue: The printer's devil -- Introduction -- Part I: A paper nation. Treading the pelts -- Knights of the scissors -- Communities of the unseen -- Engines of abundance -- Part II: "Every man his own printer". Paths to perdition -- A tramp at home -- Hot blood, cold type -- "The prayer of twenty millions" -- The greenhorn brigade -- A shirt-tail full of type -- Part III: Amassing the media. Ghost editors -- Cocaine cough drops and other cures -- Twilight of the velocipede -- The music begins -- Epilogue: Information empires.
Abstract	"No society had ever generated so much ink and paper in so little time. Between the Revolutionary War and the dawn of the twentieth century, the number of American newspapers increased five hundredfold, producing the greatest outpouring of printed matter the world had ever seen. In Empire of Ink, Alex Wright tells the story of how an unruly young democracy found its voice, fueled by a mix of new technologies, bold public policies, and a distinctly American zeal for free expression that unleashed a torrent of newsprint, knitting together a fractious republic. It was a wild, boisterous era populated by gunslinging editors, tramp printers, zealous reformers, brilliant inventors, and literal snake-oil salesmen. Together, they transformed journalism, built a new industry, and helped forge the nation's character. By century's end, this freewheeling press had yielded to corporate interests. Wealthy media barons seized on new technologies and economies of scale to consolidate power, shaping the mass media that would define the twentieth century. Vividly bringing to life a pivotal chapter in American history, Empire of Ink reveals how the same struggles over truth, technology, and power continue to echo into today's digital age"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Wright, Alex, 1966- Empire of ink First edition New York : Basic Books, 2026 9781541606807
LCCN	2025046483
ISBN	9781541606791 hardcover
ISBN	1541606795 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
Standard identifier#	CIPO000382968

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