Ebook: Lincoln and the power of the press: the war for public opinion
Author: Holzer Harold, Lincoln Abraham
- Tags: Journalists, Politics and government, Press and politics, Press and politics--United States--History--19th century, Press coverage, Presse et politique--États-Unis--19e siècle, History, Lincoln Abraham -- 1809-1865, Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century, United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Journalists, United States -- History -- Civil War 1861-1865 -- Press coverage, United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865, United States, Lincoln Abraham -- (1809-1
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- City: New York;États-Unis;United States
- Language: English
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"Lincoln believed that 'with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.' Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln's leadership by showing us how deftly he managed his relations with the press of his day to move public opinion forward to preserve the Union and abolish slavery." —Doris Kearns Goodwin
From his earliest days, Lincoln devoured newspapers. As he started out in politics he wrote editorials and letters to argue his case. He spoke to the public directly through the press. He even bought a German-language newspaper to appeal to that growing electorate in his state. Lincoln alternately pampered, battled, and manipulated the three most powerful publishers of the day: Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune, James Gordon Bennett of the New York Herald, and Henry Raymond of the New York Times.
When war broke out and the nation was...