{"product_id":"lincoln-and-the-power-of-the-press-the-war-for-public-opinion-9781439192726","title":"Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion.","description":"\"Lincoln believed that 'with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.' Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln's leadership by showing us how deftly he managed his relations with the press of his day to move public opinion forward to preserve the Union and abolish slavery.\" --Doris Kearns Goodwin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his earliest days, Lincoln devoured newspapers. As he started out in politics he wrote editorials and letters to argue his case. He spoke to the public directly through the press. He even bought a German-language newspaper to appeal to that growing electorate in his state. Lincoln alternately pampered, battled, and manipulated the three most powerful publishers of the day: Horace Greeley of the \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e, James Gordon Bennett of the \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e, and Henry Raymond of the \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen war broke out and the nation was tearing itself apart, Lincoln authorized the most widespread censorship in the nation's history, closing down papers that were \"disloyal\" and even jailing or exiling editors who opposed enlistment or sympathized with secession. The telegraph, the new invention that made instant reporting possible, was moved to the office of Secretary of War Stanton to deny it to unfriendly newsmen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolzer shows us an activist Lincoln through journalists who covered him from his start through to the night of his assassination--when one reporter ran to the box where Lincoln was shot and emerged to write the story covered with blood. In a wholly original way, Holzer shows us politicized newspaper editors battling for power, and a masterly president using the press to speak directly to the people and shape the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439192726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harold Holzer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650957602972,"sku":"9781439192726","price":36.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_47e06896-48d2-4763-abec-c9e3b1e23e68.jpg?v=1603876484","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lincoln-and-the-power-of-the-press-the-war-for-public-opinion-9781439192726","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}