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<p>In the mid-nineteenth century, Horace Greeley's <em>New-York Tribune</em> had the largest national circulation of any newspaper in the United States. Its contributors included many of the leading minds of the period-Margaret Fuller, Henry James Sr., Charles Dana, and Karl Marx. The <em>Tribune</em> was also a locus of social democratic thought that closely matched the ideology of Greeley, its founder and editor, who was a noted figure in politics and reform movements.</p> <p>Adam Tuchinsky's book recalls an earlier style of opinion media, with "participant editors" acting not unlike today's Internet journalists-professionals and amateurs alike-who digest the news and also shape it. It will appeal to all readers interested in the history of the media and its relationship to partisan politics. During its Greeley era, the <em>Tribune</em> was simultaneously an influential voice in the Whig and Republican parties and a vigorous advocate of socialism. Historians and biographers have struggled to reconcile these seemingly contradictory tendencies.</p> <p>Tuchinsky's history of the <em>Tribune</em>, by placing the newspaper and its ideology squarely within the political, economic, and

Author

Adam-Max Tuchinsky

Publisher

Ithaca: Cornell University Press

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781742377209

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities