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The Resource Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press, Richard Kluger

Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press, Richard Kluger

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Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
Title
Indelible ink
Title remainder
the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
Statement of responsibility
Richard Kluger
Title variation
Trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
Title variation remainder
the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of Americas free press
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
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
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Writing style
Biography type
individual biography
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10528305
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DLC
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Kluger, Richard
Dewey number
  • 686.2092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Zenger, John Peter
  • Zenger, John Peter
  • Zenger, John Peter
  • Hamilton, Andrew
  • Printers
  • Freedom of the press
  • Trials (Seditious libel)
  • Printing
  • Freedom of the press
  • Printers
  • Printing
  • Trials
  • Trials (Seditious libel)
  • New York (State)
  • United States
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the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
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Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press, Richard Kluger
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
1650925
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxi, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780393245462
Lccn
2016011040
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780393245462
  • (OCoLC)937452535
Label
Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press, Richard Kluger
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-331) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
1650925
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xxi, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780393245462
Lccn
2016011040
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780393245462
  • (OCoLC)937452535

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