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The Coming of the Frontier Press

How the West Was Really Won

The Coming of the Frontier Press( )
Author: Cloud, Barbara
Foreword by: Simpson, Alan K.
Series title:Medill Visions of the American Press Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8101-2508-7
Publication Date:Oct 2008
Publisher:Northwestern University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

From the first story about the discovery of gold in California in 1848 to features on today's western boomtowns, western expansion and journalism have had a symbiotic relationship. By examining this relationship along its entire timeline, this book argues that newspapers played a crucial role in pushing aside both wildlife and Native Americans to make room for the settlers who would become their readers. The western news sheets not only shaped reader attitudes but also...
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Book Details
Pages:296
Detailed Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism
History / United States / State & Local / West (Ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.25 x 8 x 0.6 Inches



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