Samuel Medary & the Crisis: testing the limits of press freedom
Subjects (LCSH):
Medary, S. (Samuel), 1801-1864Crisis (Columbus, Ohio)
Editors -- United States -- 19th century -- Biography
Freedom of the press -- United States
Issue Date:
1995Metadata
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The Ohio State University PressDescription:
(print) ix, 200 p. ; 24 cm
Contents:
Preface vii -- 1. "Our Constitution Is a Beacon Light" 1 -- 2. "Unawed by the Influence of the Rich, the Great or Famous ... the People Must Be Heard" 13 -- 3. "When Freedom Is Permitted to ... Violate Laws and Constitutions ... It Becomes a Curse Rather Than a Blessing" 39 -- 4. "Steady Hands, Sound Heads and Warm Hearts, and We Shall All Be Right Again" 62 -- 5. "Our Troubles Thicken upon Us at a Whirlwind Pace" 84 -- 6. "We Have Just Passed the Rubicon ... to the Season of Discussion" 105 -- 7. "The Victory for Free Discussion Is Being Won" 124 -- 8. "We Have Told Some Unpalatable Truths ... and Time Vindicates Them" 146 -- Notes 159 -- Bibliography 185 -- Index 193
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BookISBN:
0814206727 (print)0814206735 (print)
Other Identifiers:
OCLC #32509184 (print)LCCN 95019133 (print)
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