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Lincoln and the power of the press : the war for public opinion /

Authors:
Holzer, Harold.
Item ID:
71201501200075
Publisher:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN:
9781439192719 (hardcover); 1439192715 (hardcover); 9781439192726 (trade paper); 1439192723 (trade paper)
Call Number:
E457.2 .H77 2014
Physical Description:
xxix, 733 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Topic:
Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Relations with journalists.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Journalists.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 665-697) and index.; The types are in our glory -- Not like any other thunder -- That attractive rainbow -- A position we cannot maintain -- A mean between two extremes -- The prairies are on fire -- The perilous position of the union -- I cannot go into the newspapers -- Lincoln will not talk with anyone -- Wanted: a leader -- No such thing as freedom of the press -- Slavery must go to the wall -- Sitting on a volcano -- No time to read any papers -- Long Abraham a little longer -- Epilogue: We shall not see again the like.; Lincoln copy signed by the author, 2015.
OCLC Number:
ocn881875908
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets