Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War /
Ratner, Lorman.
Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War / Lorman A. Ratner and Dwight L. Teeter, Jr. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2003. - 1 online resource. - The history of communication .
Includes bibliographies and index.
The emergence of a democratic press -- Impeding civilization: the Brooks-Sumner incident -- The Dred Scott decision and a society of laws -- Kansas and the Lecompton constitution: does the majority rule? -- John Brown's raid: violence in a republican society -- Lincoln's election: could a republican lead the republic? -- Firing on Fort Sumter: a republic at war with itself -- Conclusion: the shattered republic.
9780252092213
2019718609
Journalism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Press and politics--History--United States--19th century.
American newspapers--History--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E459 / .F363 2003
Fanatics and fire-eaters : newspapers and the coming of the Civil War / Lorman A. Ratner and Dwight L. Teeter, Jr. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2003. - 1 online resource. - The history of communication .
Includes bibliographies and index.
The emergence of a democratic press -- Impeding civilization: the Brooks-Sumner incident -- The Dred Scott decision and a society of laws -- Kansas and the Lecompton constitution: does the majority rule? -- John Brown's raid: violence in a republican society -- Lincoln's election: could a republican lead the republic? -- Firing on Fort Sumter: a republic at war with itself -- Conclusion: the shattered republic.
9780252092213
2019718609
Journalism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Press and politics--History--United States--19th century.
American newspapers--History--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E459 / .F363 2003