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Author Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-

Title The free press crisis of 1800 : Thomas Cooper's trial for seditious libel / Peter Charles Hoffer.

Imprint Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2011.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  345.0231 H675f 2011    ---  Available
Description xiii, 149 p. ; 23 cm.
Series Landmark law cases & American society
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents From the Zenger case to the First Amendment -- The Federalists pass a sedition act -- Thomas Jefferson and James Madison lead a protest -- Thomas Cooper's turn comes -- Freedom of the press on trial -- The unforeseen (and unintended) consequences of the Sedition Act crisis.
Subject Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Seditious libel) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Freedom of the press -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9780700617647 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700617647 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700617654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0700617655 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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