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Author:

Bickham, Troy O.

Title:

Making headlines : the American Revolution as seen through the British press / Troy Bickham.

Publisher:

Northern Illinois University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xiii, 303 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States--Foreign public opinion, British.--Revolution, 1775-1783--Foreign public opinion, British.
United States--Press coverage.--Revolution, 1775-1783--Press coverage.
Public opinion--Great Britain--History--18th century.
War--History--Great Britain--History--18th century.
Press and politics--Great Britain--History--18th century.
British newspapers--History--18th century.
Journalism--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index.

Contents:

The British Press in the era of the American Revolution -- Distribution, organization, and readership -- Politics and the press -- From insurrection to World War -- Crisis and conflict before independence -- The American war -- The global war -- The war that Britain won and winning the peace -- A transatlantic Civil War -- The unlikely hero - George Washington's transatlantic appeal -- The controversy of conducting the war - African slaves, American Indians, and German mercenaries -- Allies or foes, Republic or anarchy? - Divining America's future.

ISBN:

0875803938 (clothbound : alk. paper)
9780875803937 (clothbound : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)231051835

LCCN:

2008026483

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)