The Coming of the Frontier Press: How the West Was Really Won

by Barbara Cloud

From the first story about the discovery of gold in California in 1848 to features on today's western boomtowns, western expansion and journalism have had a symbiotic relationship. By examining this relationship along its entire timeline, this book argues that newspapers played a crucial role in pushing aside both wildlife and Native Americans to make room for the settlers who would become their readers. The western news sheets not only shaped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125080
• ISBN13: 9780810125087
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"