John K Alexander

Selling of the Constitutional Convention

A History of News Coverage

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a fascinating analysis of news management in the 1780s that sheds new light on the role of the press in early America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9780945612155
• ISBN-10: 094561215X
• Artikelnr.: 26184478

Autorenporträt

John K. Alexander is a professor at the University of Cincinnati where he specializes in American revolutionary era history. Along with a number of scholarly articles, he has authored Render Them Submissive: Responses to Poverty in Philadelphia, 1760-1800.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Short Titles and Symbols
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 "We Are No Longer United States": Looking to the Convention
Chapter 5 "The Collective Wisdom of the Continent": The Convention Opens
Chapter 6 "We Expect Something Great": Projecting the Image of Unity
Chapter 7 "Prepared To Receive With Respect": Selling the Unknown
Chapter 8 "An Opposition Will Shew Itself": Anticipating the Constitution
Chapter 9 Conclusion
Chapter 10 Appendix 1: Short Title List for Newspapers and Magazines, 1787
Chapter 11 Appendix 2: Note on Methodology
Chapter 12 Index