Lincoln and the Press

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. BOOK: Title Page Missing; Corners, Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. CONTENTS: Preface 1 Newspaper Correspondent 2 "Out Damned Spot 3 "Somebody Named Lincoln" 4 "Defeat Works Wonders" 5 "On the Wings of Rosy Dawn" 6 1859: Abram C. Lincoln 7 "That Thing of Mine in the Cooper Institute" 8 "Purely an Accident" 9 "Secession Becomes the Glory" 10 "An Affectionate Farewell" 11 "The Outrageous Romance" 12 Lincoln in Washington 13 "In the Depth of Bitterness" 14 Of Brotherly Love 15 "The Present Unholy War" 16 The Battle of Censorship 17 "Spare Me the Trouble" 18 Maryland, My Maryland 19 "Until Hell Freezes Over" 20 The Answer to a Greeley Prayer 21 A Vast Newspaper Sepulcher 22 "What Have We Gained?" 23 A Governor's Backbone 24 The Prentice Story 25 "The Fire in the Rear" 26 Editor Boileau Regrets 27 "A Wily Agitator" 28 "Insults and Grimaces" 29 "A Triumph of Treason" 30 "A Marvel to the Future Historian" 31 "The Torch That Lit the Flame" 32 "Oh, Thou Noble Patriot!" 33 Some "Dish-watery Utterances" 34 "A Hideous Dream" 35 "Lincoln Is Already Beaten" 36 The Belling of the Cats 37 A Son of Liberty 38 "A Blessed Martyr" 39 The Rules Are Turned 40 "All the Land Weeps; Footnotes; Quoted and Source Newspapers; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: The story of Lincoln and the press is one of the few major books on Lincoln and on the Civil War period that remained to be written. This important contribution by Mr. Harper rounds out the great living picture that we have of Lincoln and completes the Lincoln story. Here, in broad panoramic sweep and dramatic detail, is the newspaper story of Abraham Lincoln from the day in 1836 when his name first appeared in print in the Sangamo Journal, published in Springfield, Illinois, to the time of his death in 1865 when the press of the whole world (with a few die-hard exceptions) mourned publicly. Lincoln and the Press reveals as no other book has done the relations of Lincoln with the newspaper press of his time; but more than that, it presents a significant picture of the home front during the Civil War, with special emphasis on civilian attitudes and editorial opinion. Here then, for the first time, is the whole story of Civil War journalism, including such little-known facts as the openly vituperative hostility of large sections of the press to Abraham Lincoln, the failure of the press to note his great qualities until after his death, Lincoln's use of the press as a war weapon, the destruction of newspaper plants hostile to Lincoln, and new interpretations of Lincoln's own writing for and manipulation of the press. The struggle between the opposition press and the Federal government was one of the major problems of the great conflict. Whether the press should remain free when the safety of the nation was at stake raised a question of constitutional importance. Lincoln's solution of the controversy forms one of the most dramatic stories of our history. Although this is not a life of Lincoln, it carries him through his mature years and casts new light on what manner of man he was. This book could have been written only by a person who has made a lifelong study of Lincoln and who, at the same time, has been a professional newspaperman. Mr. Harper has both of these qualifications, and through his knowledge of newspapers and journalism has been able to make accurate interpretations and write with complete understanding of this phase of Lincoln's life.. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.