Research Catalog

Title

Pistols, politics and the press : dueling in 19th century American journalism / Ryan Chamberlain.

Author

Chamberlain, Ryan, 1973-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc. Publishers, c2009.

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Description

vii, 207 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Dueling is a fundamental part of the history of journalism. By examining the 19th century Code Duello, the accepted standards under which a duel could be conducted, the causes of combative responses between journalists are shown. Each chapter examines an aspect of this relationship from the 19th century until the present"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Dueling > United States > History > 19th century
• Journalism > History > United States > 19th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-202) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Honor's influence on the emerging partisan press -- The honor politics of the Jacksonian press network -- Ritual violence and the frontier partisan press -- The antebellum editor, honor and the community dynamic -- Influences of honor rituals in the secession-era partisan press -- The culture of honor on trial during the Civil War -- The decline of dueling as a resolution for defamation -- Conclusions.

ISBN

9780786438297 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008037814

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library