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.
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Journalism--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century. Press and politics--History--United States--19th century. American newspapers--History--19th century.