Highlights in the history of the American press : a book of readings /

The articles collected in this volume present a vivid panorama of American journalistic history from its antecedents in the English ballad singers to the press giants of modern times. Since there is probably no single force that has played a greater role.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ford, Edwin H. (Edwin Hopkins), 1891-1964, Emery, Edwin
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press ©1954.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsxp2
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The rise of an English press
  • part 2. A colonial press in the English pattern
  • part 3. The revolution and new republic : a nationalistic press
  • part 4. Jacksonian democracy and a popular press
  • part 5. Post civil war : a press in transition
  • part 6. Mass circulation : the press giants.