Coals of Fire: The Alton Telegraph Libel Case

by Thomas B. Littlewood and Professor Emeritus Thomas B Littlewood

In 1980 the Alton Telegraph of Madison County, Illinois, was mortally wounded by a $9.2 million damage award for a story it did not even print.

In the role of investigative reporter, Littlewood gives deep background on all concerned in the libel suit. He looks at the people, the factions of the town, the county. Reputed to be a plaintiff's paradise, Madison County, he points out, frequently leads the nation in damage awards of $1 million...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809314010
• ISBN13: 9780809314010
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"