Infamous Scribblers : The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism (Paperback)

from Unreachableshelf

An interesting history of the thoroughly partial American press, from the first colonial newspapers through the Jefferson administration. It gets a bit meandering at the end, but I would still recommend it to anybody interested in journalism, politics, or both. ADDENDUM: Upon rereading this book ...

from davemac

An excellent book - quite entertaining and informative. My only complaint - it seemed to end rather abruptly. It could have used a few more chapters. But then, as the post-script suggests, perhaps once the Federalists were out of office the fire went out in the journalism of the day and there sim...

from jcbrunner

Contrary to text book history, freedom of speech and print were often not respected in early America. The Wild West started in the East. A printer with unsuitable opinions might face a mob intent on destroying his press and his limbs. Violent Times! Dissent against the majority was a dangerous (a...

from NewsieQ

A lightweight history of some of America's earliest journalists and their papers. Fairly well written and somewhat interesting. Not my favorite book on press history.

from PointedPundit

The opening sentence says it all. "It was the best of times; it was the worst of journalism." It was an era that spawned the finest minds our country has ever seen drawn into public service. It was an era that spawned some our country's most raucous journalists. Ben Franklin, Alexander Hamilton a...