Indelible ink : the trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press / Richard Kluger.

In 1733, struggling printer John Peter Zenger scandalized colonial New York by launching the New-York Weekly Journal, which assailed the British governor as corrupt and arrogant -- a direct challenge to the prevailing law against "seditious libel", which criminalized any criticism of the government....

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Main Author:	Kluger, Richard (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Zenger, John Peter, > 1697-1746. Zenger, John Peter, > 1697-1746 > Trials, litigation, etc. Hamilton, Andrew, > approximately 1676-1741. New-York weekly journal. Hamilton, Andrew, > approximately 1676-1741 > Trials, litigation, etc. New-York weekly journal > History. Printers > United States > Biography. Freedom of the press > United States > History > 18th century. Trials (Seditious libel) > New York (State) Printing > New York (State) > History > 18th century. Freedom of the press. Printers. Printing. Trials. Trials (Seditious libel) New York (State) United States. 1700-1799 Biographies. History.
Genre:	Trials, litigation, etc. Biography. Biographies. History.
Physical Description:	xxi, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Variant Title:	Trials of John Peter Zenger and the birth of America's free press
Format:	Book

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