Prelude to independence : the newspaper war on Britain, 1764-1776 /
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1965, ©1957.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. "The real American Revolution". The sources of disaffection ; The levers of propaganda
- pt. 2. The role of the newspaper. Journalistic beginnings ; Stamps evoke the power of the press ; Boston: foundry of propaganda ; The campaign outside New England ; Dead center ; The crusade against the East India Company ; The press defies the Intolerable Acts ; The pen becomes the sword ; The drift toward independence ; The great debate ; The tally sheet.