Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Kluger.
2016
Z232.Z5 K58 2016
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Author
Title
Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Kluger.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Description
xxi, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Preamble: The essential liberty
Author's note on style
A perilous trade
Stormy Petrel
Power plays
Bending the rule of law
Battle lines
A superlative monster arises
An end to generous pity
Whiffs of Torquemada
Philadelphia lawyer
Indelible ink
Epilogue: From Zenger to Snowden.
Author's note on style
A perilous trade
Stormy Petrel
Power plays
Bending the rule of law
Battle lines
A superlative monster arises
An end to generous pity
Whiffs of Torquemada
Philadelphia lawyer
Indelible ink
Epilogue: From Zenger to Snowden.
Summary
In 1733, struggling printer John Peter Zenger scandalized colonial New York by launching the New-York Weekly Journal, which assailed the British governor as corrupt and arrogant -- a direct challenge to the prevailing law against "seditious libel", which criminalized any criticism of the government. Fronting for a group of powerful antiroyalist politicians, Zenger was jailed for nine months before his landmark trial in August 1735, when he was brilliantly defended by Philadelphia lawyer Alexander Hamilton. In this book, Richard Kluger recreates this dramatic clash that marked the birth of press freedom in America and its role in vanquishing colonial tyranny.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index.
Location
RM195
Call Number
Z232.Z5 K58 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780393245462 (hardcover)
0393245462 (hardcover)
0393245462 (hardcover)
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