| The Coming of the Frontier Press: How the West Was Really Won Contributor(s): Cloud, Barbara (Author), Simpson, Alan K. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0810125080 ISBN-13: 9780810125087 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 071.809 |
| LCCN: 2008013795 |
| Series: Medill School of Journalism Visions of the American Press |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.70 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 undertook innovations in content and appearance that would affect newspapers nationwide. |