Lincoln and the Power of the Press

Lincoln and the Power of the Press

The War for Public Opinion

by Harold Holzer

768 pages· 2014· ISBN 9781439192719
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Examines Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the press, arguing that he used such intimidation and manipulation techniques as closing down dissenting newspapers, pampering favoring newspaper men, and physically moving official telegraph lines.

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