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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:American Aurora: A Democratic-Republican Returns: The Suppressed History of Our Nation's Beginnings and the Heroic Newspaper That Triedby Richard N Rosenfeld
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:200 Years ago a Philadelphia newspaper claimed George Washington wasn't the "father of his country." It claimed John Adams really wanted to be king. Its editors were arrested by the federal government. One editor died awaiting trial. The story of this newspaper is the story of America. In this monumental story of two newspaper editors whom Presidents Washington and Adams sought to jail for sedition, American Aurora offers a new and heretical vision of this nation's beginnings, from the vantage point of those who fought in the American Revolution to create a democracy--and lost. Review:"Rosenfeld assumes the persona of the editor of the Philadelphia Aurora to reveal the 'suppressed history of our nation's beginnings,' serving up heresies like 'Washington and Adams were warring against the French Revolution because they were enemies to democracy ... and ... Adams, Hamilton and other 'Federalists' really wanted an American king.' By baiting the establishment with partisan sniping and courageous misbehavior, the newspaper provoked a reaction which threatened to suffocate the newborn First Amendment in its crib. Similarly Rosenfeld tweaks our conventional notions of historical integrity by blending fact with skewed opinion and philippic, to reproduce the sense of living 'in the midst of animosities and during the tumult of passions.' For all its 1,000 pages and 2,000 footnotes this is a lively read, just short of a novel but far beyond a reference book." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review) Book News Annotation:Paper edition of a 1997 work. Chronicles the birth and near-death of
civil liberties in the 1790s through the writings of a leading
newspaper of the period and the careers of two of its young editors,
who were arrested due to their inflammatory articles against
President John Adams. The bulk of the book is excerpts from newspaper
articles, notices, diaries, and letters, with some explanatory text
in the "voice" of one of the editors. Includes b&w illustrations.
Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 910-956) and index. About the AuthorRichard Neil Rosenfeld, the son and grandson of printers, was born in Boston in 1941. He is an independent scholar who lives in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. He holds degrees from Yale, Columbia, and Boston Universities, is a Councillor at American Antiquarian Society, and is an Associate Fellow at Yale's Timothy Dwight College. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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