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The most fearful ordeal
original coverage of the Civil War
By McPherson, James M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-31233-123-8
- Publisher
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2004
Of the big three Northern newspapers at the outset of the Civil War (the New York Times, the New York Tribune, and the New York Herald), only the Times reflected President Lincoln's brand of moderate Republicanism and early measured conciliation toward a rebellious South. Despite the paper's general balance, numerous reports of military engagements and ancillary newsworthy occurrences contained gross errors, exaggerations, false information, bias, and jingoistic declarations telegraphed fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
