Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface IX
3. Contents XI
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The New England Courant 8
6. II. The New England Weekly Journal 31
7. III. “The Hue and Cry After the Busybody.” Bradford’s American Mercury 57
8. IV. The Pennsylvania Gazette 93
9. V. The War Between Bradford’s New York Gazette and Zenger’s New York Weekly Journal 121
10. VI. The Maryland Gazette 150
11. VII. The Virginia Gazette 179
12. VIII. The South Carolina Gazette 230
13. Bibliography 266
14. Index 273