Description: Further DetailsTitle: Making HeadlinesCondition: NewFormat: HardbackSubtitle: The American Revolution as Seen through the British PressISBN-10: 0875803938EAN: 9780875803937ISBN: 9780875803937Publisher: Northern Illinois University PressRelease Date: 10/30/2008Description: The War for American Independence was essentially a civil war throughout the colonies: loyalists and patriots who had grown up together as countrymen found themselves fighting on opposing sides. Troy Bickham asserts that the war proved almost as divisive in the motherland, as the British wielded the almighty pen and went to battle on the pages of the press in Britain. Surpassing the breadth of previous studies on the subject, Making Headlines offers a look at the British press as a whole—including analysis of London newspapers, provincial newspapers, and monthly magazines. The free press in Britain, Bickham argues, was too widespread and too lucrative to be susceptible to significant government interference and therefore provided in-depth coverage on all aspects of the war. Private letters, official dispatches, extracts from foreign newspapers, maps, and detailed tables of fleet strengths and locations filled the pages of daily publications that provided more extensive and more rapid information than even the government could. Due to the inexpensive and easily accessible printed news, the average British citizen was often as well informed as a cabinet minister. The open editorial nature of the press also allowed someone as socially low as a blacksmith's wife, under the cloak of anonymity, to scrutinize and offer commentary on every political decision and military maneuver, all in front of a national audience. Bickham adeptly leads the reader on an exploration into the varied national debates that raged throughout Britain during the American Revolution, one of Britain's historically most unpopular wars. The British public debated how to defeat George Washington—whose perseverance and conduct was much admired in Britain—whether captured Americans should be held as prisoners of war or hung as traitors, and the morality of including American Indians in the war effort. Making Headlines also reflects the global perspective of the war held by most Britons, who saw the conflict not only as a fight for America but also as a struggle to protect their worldwide empire as America's European allies turned the conflict into a world war, threatening even the British Isles themselves. This study will appeal to those interested in early America, the American Revolution, British history, and media studies.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 454gAuthor: Troy BickhamGenre: HistoryItem Width: 28mmTopic: Military History, Films & TVType: United StatesRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Making Headlines
Title: Making Headlines
Subtitle: The American Revolution as Seen through the British Press
ISBN-10: 0875803938
EAN: 9780875803937
ISBN: 9780875803937
Release Date: 10/30/2008
Release Year: 2008
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Type: United States
Book Title: Making Headlines : the American Revolution As Seen Through the British Press
Number of Pages: 317 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Journalism, Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Item Weight: 32.1 Oz
Author: Troy Bickham
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
