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The Selling of the Constitutional Convention: A History of News Coverage
John K. Alexander
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Description for The Selling of the Constitutional Convention: A History of News Coverage
hardcover. This book is a fascinating analysis of news management in the 1780s that sheds new light on the role of the press in early America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
During the long summer of 1787, while half a hundred men deliberated in utmost secrecy over the fate of a nation, newspaper editors went to great length to win support for the federalist cause. By launching one of the greatest media marketing campaigns in American history, publishers repeatedly promoted the anticipated results of the Constitutional Convention while actively stifling its antifederal critics. In this revealing expose of media management in the eighteenth century, historian John K. Alexander demonstrates how publishers' tacit political assumptions and their tightly woven information networks channeled public debate over the issue. He quantitatively and qualitatively ... Read more
During the long summer of 1787, while half a hundred men deliberated in utmost secrecy over the fate of a nation, newspaper editors went to great length to win support for the federalist cause. By launching one of the greatest media marketing campaigns in American history, publishers repeatedly promoted the anticipated results of the Constitutional Convention while actively stifling its antifederal critics. In this revealing expose of media management in the eighteenth century, historian John K. Alexander demonstrates how publishers' tacit political assumptions and their tightly woven information networks channeled public debate over the issue. He quantitatively and qualitatively ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780945612155
SKU
V9780945612155
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About John K. Alexander
John K. Alexander is a professor at the University of Cincinnati where he specializes in American revolutionary era history. Along with a number of scholarly articles, he has authored Render Them Submissive: Responses to Poverty in Philadelphia, 1760-1800.
Reviews for The Selling of the Constitutional Convention: A History of News Coverage
Interesting, informative, and valuable new light on the ratification process. [An] essential reference source.
Jackson Turner Main, author of The Anti-Federalists: Critics of the Constitution, 1781-1788 An important addition to the history of the Constitution and of American journalism. . . . Newspaper warfare over the Constitution began during, not after, the Convention.
Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., Professor ... Read more
Jackson Turner Main, author of The Anti-Federalists: Critics of the Constitution, 1781-1788 An important addition to the history of the Constitution and of American journalism. . . . Newspaper warfare over the Constitution began during, not after, the Convention.
Dwight L. Teeter, Jr., Professor ... Read more