First to Fall: Elijah Lovejoy and the Fight for a Free Press in the Age of Slavery

by Ken Ellington and Ken Ellingwood

Book Overview

A vividly told tale of a forgotten American hero--an impassioned newsman who fought for the right to speak out against slavery.

The history of the fight for free press has never been more vital in our own time, when journalists are targeted as "enemies of the people." In this bnrilliant and rigorously researched history, award-winning journalist and author Ken Ellingwood animates the life and times of abolitionist newspaper editor Elijah...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643137026
• ISBN13: 9781643137025
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"