The Atlanta Daily Intelligencer Covers the Civil War

by Bill Hendrick, Guy Stephen Davis, Stephen Davis

Book Overview

Confederate newspapers were beset by troubles: paper shortages, high ink prices, printers striking for higher pay, faulty telegraphic news service, and subscription prices insufficient to support their operations. But they also had the potential to be politically powerful, and their reporting of information--accurate or biased--shaped perceptions of the Civil War and its trajectory.

The Atlanta Daily Intelligencer Covers the Civil...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1621908585
• ISBN13: 9781621908586
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"