9. The First Newspapers

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vi
4. Introduction All the News that’s Fit to Tell 1
5. Part one. THE BEGINNINGS OF NEWS PUBLICATION
6. 1. Power and Imagination 17
7. 2. The Wheels of Commerce 40
8. 3. The First News Prints 58
9. 4. State and Nation 76
10. 5. Confidential Correspondents 96
11. 6. Marketplace and Tavern 117
12. 7. Triumph and Tragedy 139
13. Part two. MERCURY RISING
14. 8. Speeding the Posts 167
15. 9. The First Newspapers 182
16. 10. War and Rebellion 208
17. 11. Storm in a Coffee Cup 230
18. Part three. ENLIGHTENMENT?
19. 12. The Search for Truth 251
20. 13. The Age of the Journal 269
21. 14. In Business 289
22. 15. From Our Own Correspondent 308
23. 16. Cry Freedom 326
24. 17. How Samuel Sewall Read his Paper 346
25. Conclusion 362
26. Notes 373
27. Bibliography 408
28. Index 429
29. Illustration Acknowledgements 443
30. Acknowledgements 444