Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion
By Harold Holzer
Read by Kevin Foley
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ISBN: 9798200030033
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ISBN: 9798200030057
| Runtime: | 26.20 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2014
When war broke out and the nation was tearing itself apart, Lincoln authorized the most widespread censorship in the nation's history, closing down newspapers that were "disloyal" and even jailing or exiling editors who opposed enlistment or sympathized with secession.
In Lincoln and the Power of the Press, Harold Holzer shows us an activist Lincoln through journalists who covered him from his start to the night of his assassination. In a wholly original way, Holzer shows us politicized newspaper editors battling for power and a masterly president who used the press to speak directly to the people and shape the nation.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“The author persuasively illustrates the manner in which each used the
other to influence citizen thought, public policy, and eventually the
outcome of the Civil War.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“Mr. Holzer’s focus is on Lincoln’s complex relationship with journalism
in an age when increasing literacy, faster printing presses, speedier
means of delivery, and the buccaneer entrepreneurship of the nation’s
first press barons fed public demand for the news.” —Wall Street Journal
“The book colorfully details how Honest Abe was also something
of a great manipulator, skillfully managing the press of 19th-century
America in his efforts to end slavery and save the Union.…Holzer
reminds us that, from its earliest days, the American press was more of a
partisan rabble than a bastion of objective reporting…At the
core of Holzer’s history is Lincoln’s parrying with the era’s three most
powerful publishers.” —USA TODAY
“Three books in one: a political
biography of Lincoln, written by a scholar who is among the most prolific
chroniclers of the 16th president, a superb and engaging portrayal of
the American press during a crucial moment in its history and that of
the nation, and a riveting account of the intersection between a man
redefining the presidency and a press establishing its modern role.” —Washington Post
“A monumental, richly detailed portrait of the world of
19th-century journalism and Lincoln’s relation to it…Full of
fresh information and superb analysis, Holzer’s engaging, deeply
researched book is destined to be recognized as a classic account of
Civil War-era journalism and the president who both swayed it and came
under its sway.” — New York Times Book Review
“In this engaging history of one of the most divisive periods in
American politics—the buildup to the Civil War—Lincoln historian
Holzer, tracks how the great political clashes played out in the lively
press of the day, creating not-so-delicate marriages between politicians
and the journalists writing the ‘news.’" —Kirkus Reviews
Mr. Holzer's focus is on Lincoln's complex relationship with journalism in an age when increasing literacy, faster printing presses, speedier means of delivery and the buccaneer entrepreneurship of the nation's first press barons fed public demand for the news. —Wall Street Journal
Author
Author Bio: Harold Holzer
Harold Holzer has authored, coauthored, and edited more than thirty books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. He serves as chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, and is a Roger Hertog Fellow at the New York Historical Society. Currently he is senior vice president for external affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and lives in Rye, New York.
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| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 26.20 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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