Boom Town Newspapers
Author | : David Fridtjof Halaas |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1981 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015021921377 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Boom Town Newspapers written by David Fridtjof Halaas and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The turmoils and triumphs of the papers and their editors are recorded in compelling detail. Rutted roads, saloons, ne'er-do-wells, and a newspaper--such were the main features of a boom town. Camp editors, many of whom were journeymen printers with little if any editorial experience, used their newspapers to aid them in their self-appointed missions to bring law and order--and new settlers--to their communities. The caustic columns of these frontier moralists were note always received with equanimity by their readers, however. Fights and even duels between editors and subscribers--and particularly between rival newspapermen--were common occurrences, as editors competed against mud, gambling, violence, and each other in their struggle to improve life in the camps"--Book jacket.