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Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers: Primary Documents on Events of the Period

By David A. Copeland

Book information

Publisher
Greenwood
Year
2000
ISBN
0313309825, 9780313309823
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3573375 bytes)
Series
Debating Historical Issues in the Media of the Time
Pages
416\415
Time added
2016-10-29 21:24:05
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Description

For every major event or issue of the colonial period, newspapers printed the opinions of the day, in many cases attempting to influence public opinion. Issues such as medical discoveries, education, and censorship are covered in this collection along with important events such as the French and Indian War, the trial of John Peter Zenger, and the Boston Massacre. Each chapter introduces the event or issue and includes news articles, letters, essays, even poetry representing both sides of the argument as they affected Americans. Each document is preceded by an explanatory introduction. This is the only collection of primary source documents from colonial newspapers on the events of the era and will be a valuable tool for research and classroom discussion.

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