Author: Allan NevinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
The Evening Post
Author: Allan NevinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
The Saturday Evening Post
Author: Editorial Index of the New York Evening Post
Author: The Evening Post: A Century of Journalism
Author: Allan NevinsPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
In 'The Evening Post: A Century of Journalism' by Allan Nevins, readers are taken on a detailed journey through the history and evolution of one of the most significant newspapers in American journalism. Nevins employs a scholarly approach, combining meticulous research with engaging storytelling to provide a comprehensive account of The Evening Post's impact on shaping public opinion and politics throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Through analyzing the newspaper's editorial decisions and reporting style, Nevins sheds light on how journalism functioned as both a mirror and a shaper of society during this pivotal period in American history. Allan Nevins, a distinguished historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, brings his expertise in American history to bear in this insightful study of The Evening Post. His in-depth knowledge of the subject matter, as well as his ability to contextualize the newspaper within the broader historical landscape, make this book a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of media and politics in America. Nevins's passion for telling the untold stories of the past shines through in this meticulously researched work. For readers fascinated by the history of journalism and its role in shaping public discourse, 'The Evening Post: A Century of Journalism' is a valuable and enlightening read. Nevins's immersive writing style and thorough exploration of his subject make this book a captivating journey into the annals of American media history.
American Economist
Author: Covers of the Saturday Evening Post
Author: Jan CohnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780765191144
Category : Magazine covers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From 1899 to 1969, millions of Americans saw themselves each Tuesday in the cover art of the most popular magazine in the country. Collected here is every cover of The Saturday Evening Post still in existence. Topical, whimsical, or sentimental, the covers are illuminated by a text that traces the evolution of the magazine.
Water for Gotham
Author: Gerard T. KoeppelPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691237840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Water for Gotham tells the spirited story of New York's evolution as a great city by examining its struggle for that vital and basic element--clean water. Drawing on primary sources, personal narratives, and anecdotes, Gerard Koeppel demonstrates how quickly the shallow wells of Dutch New Amsterdam were overwhelmed, leaving the English and American city beleaguered by filth, epidemics, and fires. This situation changed only when an outside water source was finally secured in 1842--the Croton Aqueduct, a model for urban water supplies in the United States. As the fertile wilderness enjoyed by the first Europeans in Manhattan vanishes and the magnitude of New York's water problem grows, the reader is introduced to the plans of Christopher Colles, builder of the first American steam engine, and of Joseph Browne, the first to call for a mainland water source for this island-city. In this vividly written true-life fable of the "Fools of Gotham," the chief obstacle to the aqueduct is the Manhattan Company. Masterminded by Aaron Burr, with the complicity of Alexander Hamilton and other leading New Yorkers, the company was a ruse, serving as the charter for a bank--today's Chase Manhattan. The cholera epidemic of 1832 and the great fire three years later were instrumental in forcing the city's leaders to finally unite and regain New York's water rights. Koeppel's account of the developments leading up to the Croton Aqueduct reveals it as a triumph not only of inspired technology but of political will. With over forty archival photographs and drawings, Water for Gotham demonstrates the deep interconnections between natural resource management, urban planning, and civic leadership. As New York today retakes its waterfront and boasts famous tap water, this book is a valuable reminder of how much vision and fortitude are required to make a great city function and thrive.
Fernando Wood
Author: Jerome MushkatPublisher: Kent State University Press
ISBN: 9780873384131
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Fernando Wood was one of the most controversial figures of nineteenth-century America. His fellow New Yorkers either respected or despised him, depending whether they considered his policies beneficial or harmful to their interests. The character revealed herein possessed some admirable qualities; high intelligence, sharp analytic skills, great capacity for hard work, and a clear talent to set his executive agenda. But equally evident are Wood's less admirable qualities; ruthless business practices, shoddy personal ethics, corrupt politics, dictatorial tendencies. What emerges is the story of a very complex person: a successful businessman, consummate politician, resourceful three-time may of New York City, and nine-term congressman, beneath which lurked mean and self-destructive tendencies. Take as a whole, Wood's colorful career was a unique microcosm of American history both during and after his lifetime. His business achievements mirrored popular beliefs in upward mobility. And Wood's mayoralty held a promise of revitalizing municipal government, giving it a social conscience, and setting new standards for the future. Despite his shortcomings, Fernando Wood played a major but unappreciated role in the urban and political history of time.
U.S. Senate Exceptionalism
Author: Bruce Ian OppenheimerPublisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 9780814209158
Category : Exceptionalism
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Drawing on diverse methodologies, this book's synthesizing work will be essential reading for all scholars of U.S. politics. The chapters are written by leading congressional scholars and cover topics including representation, elections, committees, party leadership, policy influence, and constitutional powers."--BOOK JACKET.
The Press in American Politics, 1787–2012
Author: Patrick NovotnyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
From the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and the fight for ratification of the Constitution in the pages of America's newspapers through the digital era of 24/7 information technologies and social media campaigns, this book tells the story of the press as a decisive and defining part of America's elections, parties, and political life. The Press In American Politics, 1787–2012 supplies a far-reaching and fast-moving historical narrative of the decisive and defining moments in U.S. politics as told through the history of America's press, beginning from the emergence of the press in American politics during the 1787 Constitutional Convention through to 21st-century campaigning that utilize "big data" and harness the power of social networking. Suitable for general readers with an interest in the history of American elections and political campaigns and students and academic scholars studying the press and American politics, the book tells the story of "the press"—collectively, some of the most familiar institutions in American news, broadcasting, and technology—as a defining part of America's elections, political parties, and political life. Author Patrick Novotny examines topics such as the expansion of the press into the Western territories and states in the early 19th century, the growing independence of the press after the Civil War, the early history of wireless communication, the emergence of radio and television as powerful media, and the daunting challenges newspapers face in the Internet era.