Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
2016
323.445 K63 2016
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Title
Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
Variant Title
Trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2016.
Description
xxi, 346 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number
323.445 K63 2016
System Control No.
(OCoLC)937452535
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-331) and index.
Contents: 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.
L2017M61
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 Andrew 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.
Contents: 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.
L2017M61
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 Andrew 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.
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