Minnesota Rag Contributor(s): Friendly, Fred W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0816641617 ISBN-13: 9780816641611 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Minnesota Rag takes the reader on an exhilarating tour of the seamy underside of a dark period in Minnesota's past, one rife with crooked public officials, vengeful gangsters, and yellow journalists. Featuring notorious characters such as Jay M. Near, racist and antilabor publisher of Minneapolis's Saturday Press, pioneering newsman Fred W. Friendly weaves the tale of a court case that molded our understanding of freedom of the press and set a precedent for the publication of the Pentagon Papers. "Friendly moves us from the ore-dusted brothels of Duluth, Minnesota, to the gothic top of the Chicago Tribune Tower, to the cloistered conference room of the Supreme Court.... Rich and bizarre." |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Media Studies - Biography & Autobiography |
Dewey: 347.302 |
LCCN: 2002045404 |
Series: Minnesota |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.59" W x 8.1" (0.64 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |