War with Mexico! - America's Reporters Cover the Battlefront

Summary

The first book to tell the history of the Mexican war through the eyes of the American reporters--the nation's first war correspondents--who covered it on the ground. Provides an up-close, richly detailed, comprehensive account of the war, as well as insights into the rise of modern commercial journalism, its impact on public perceptions, and its entanglement with national politics.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Reilly
• Assisted by: Manley Witten (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press Of Kansas
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2010
• EAN: 9780700617401
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-1740-1
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 231 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 456 g
• Illustrations: 7 illustrations
• Series: Modern War Studies; Modern War Studies (Hardcover); Modern War Studies; Modern War Studies (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous