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Author Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1888-1965.

Title Prelude to independence : the newspaper war on Britain, 1764-1776 / by Arthur M. Schlesinger.

Imprint New York : Vintage Books, 1965.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  071 Sch38p 1965    ---  Lib Use Only
Edition Caravelle ed.
Description ix, 318, xvi pages ; 21 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series A Vintage book ; V-530
Vintage book ; V-530.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. 1. "The real American Revolution". The sources of disaffection ; The levers of propaganda -- pt. 2. The role of the newspaper. Journalistic beginnings ; Stamps evoke the power of the press ; Boston: foundry of propaganda ; The campaign outside New England ; Dead center ; The crusade against the East India Company ; The press defies the Intolerable Acts ; The pen becomes the sword ; The drift toward independence ; The great debate ; The tally sheet.
Subject Press -- United States.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
American Revolution (1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
Press. (OCoLC)fst01075837
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1775-1783
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628

 
    
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