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John Wilkes : the scandalous father of civil liberty /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cash, Arthur H. (Arthur Hill), 1922-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Wilkes, John, > 1725-1797.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789.
Freedom of the press > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Civil rights > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Politicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Journalists > Great Britain > Biography.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • The making of a gentleman
  • The squire of Aylesbury
  • Into Parliament
  • The North Briton
  • Number 45
  • The Great George Street printing shop
  • Trials and a trial of honor
  • Exile
  • The Middlesex election controversy
  • Incapacitation
  • The City of London
  • My lord mayor
  • Poverty, paternity, and parliamentary reform
  • Chamberlain.