Lincoln's lie : a true Civil War caper through fake news, Wall Street, and the White House
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Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781640092822, 164009282X
Physical Desc
xii, 288 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Books
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LC Subjects
Journalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Journalists.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865
Presidents -- Press coverage -- United States.
Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Censorship.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Journalists.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage.
Journalists.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865
Presidents -- Press coverage -- United States.
Press and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Censorship.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Journalists.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Press coverage.
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Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2020.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781640092822, 164009282X
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In 1864, during the bloodiest days of the Civil War, two newspapers published a call, allegedly authored by President Lincoln, for the immediate conscription of 400,000 more Union soldiers. New York streets erupted in pandemonium. Wall Street markets went wild. When Lincoln sent troops to seize the newspaper presses and arrest the editors, it became clear: the proclamation was a lie. Who put out this fake news? Was it a Confederate spy hoping to incite another draft riot? A political enemy out to ruin the president in an election year? Or was there some truth to the proclamation-far more truth than anyone suspected? Unpacking this overlooked historical mystery for the first time, journalist Elizabeth Mitchell takes readers on a dramatic journey from newspaper offices filled with heroes and charlatans to the haunted White House confinement of Mary Todd Lincoln, from the packed pews of the celebrated preacher Reverend Henry Ward Beecher's Plymouth Church to the War Department offices in the nation's capital and a grand jury trial. In Lincoln's Lie, Mitchell brings to life the remarkable story of the manipulators of the news and why they decided to play such a dangerous game during a critical period of U.S. history. Her account of Lincoln's troubled relationship with the press and its role in the Civil War is one that speaks powerfully to our current political crises: fake news, profiteering, constitutional conflict, and a president at war with the press."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mitchell, E. (2020). Lincoln's lie: a true Civil War caper through fake news, Wall Street, and the White House (First hardcover edition.). Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1966-. 2020. Lincoln's Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mitchell, Elizabeth, 1966-. Lincoln's Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House Counterpoint, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mitchell, Elizabeth. Lincoln's Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News, Wall Street, and the White House First hardcover edition., Counterpoint, 2020.
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