Horace Greeley and the Politics of Reform in Nineteenth Century Americ

Informationen zum Autor By Mitchell Snay Klappentext Snay's new biography places Horace Greeley (1811-1872) in his historical context. As a newspaper editor, politician, and reformer, Greeley was involved with the major events and trends of the era. He was the influential editor of the New York Tribune from 1841 until his death and was instrumental in the rise of the Whig and Republican parties. Zusammenfassung Snay's new biography places Horace Greeley (1811-1872) in his historical context. As a newspaper editor! politician! and reformer! Greeley was involved with the major events and trends of the era. He was the influential editor of the New York Tribune from 1841 until his death and was instrumental in the rise of the Whig and Republican parties. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: From Country to City: Coming of Age in the Early RepublicChapter 2: The Politics of Whiggery: The 1830sChapter 3: The World of Print Culture in Antebellum New YorkChapter 4: The Politics of Reform: The 1840sChapter 5: The Politics of Antislavery: The 1850sChapter 6: The Politics of Union: The Civil WarChapter 7: The Politics of Reconstruction

Product details

• Authors: Mitchell Snay, Snay Mitchell
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2011
• EAN: 9780742551008
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5100-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: American Profiles (Rowman & Li; American Profiles; American Profiles (Rowman & Li; American Profiles
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Biography: general, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, History of the Americas