The Spanish-American War: American Wars And the Media in Primary Documents

By W. Joseph Campbell

The Spanish-American War spawned the myth that by inflaming popular pressure newspapers can start wars. While mythological it does highlight the press's political and popular power at the dawn of the twentieth century, the peak years of yellow journalism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313330549
• ISBN13: 9780313330544
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"