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• Winner of Library Journal Best Reference Sources 2005 Booklist Editors' Choice 2005 0 (United States)
• Winner of Library Journal Best Reference Sources 2005 Booklist Editors' Choice 2005 2005 (United States)

Overview

"Over 2,000 annotated news reports offer researchers and students the opportunity to read history as it was being made Offering over 2,000 newspaper and magazine articles and radio and television transcripts, The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting is the definitive reference source on American war journalism, covering every major conflict from the past 250 years. From the French and Indian War to the Iraq War, the media have been ""the first line of history"" by offering immediate, raw, and sometimes confused reports about life-and-death struggles on the front lines to the information-hungry home front. The documents are grouped into thematic groupings, making it simple to locate reports on specific battles, people, treaties, topics, etc. Over 600 engravings, broadsides, front pages, sketches, cartoons, and photographs offer readers and researchers a visual record to complement the immediacy of the writing. Arranged chronologically by conflict, each section concludes with suggested further readings, and the work is fully indexed. Wars covered include: the French and Indian War; the Revolutionary War; the War of 1812; the Mexican-American War; the Civil War; Indian Wars; the Spanish-American War; World War I; World War II: Europe; World War II: Asia; the Korean War; the Vietnam War; Post-Vietnam Confrontations; and the Iraq Wars and the War on Terror. All conflicts are given extended coverage ranging from the causes of war, battles fought, home front issues, diplomatic initiatives, and the aftermath of war. Every topic is introduced and contextualized, and each article is annotated. This volume is an indispensable reference source for students and researchers of American history, warfare, and journalism.. The first comprehensive multi-volume reference work of contemporaneous reportage of American wars. Includes an historical overview of every war given covered. Contains over annotated 2,000 primary documents"

Full Product Details

Author:   David A. Copeland ,  Carol Sue Humphrey ,  Amy Reynolds ,  Donald L. Shaw
Publisher:   ABC-CLIO
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Edition:   American ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 26.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   12.474kg
ISBN:  

9780313334351

ISBN 10:   0313334358
Pages:   4504
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Volume I: The French and Indian War & The War for American Independence Set Foreword Part I: The French and Indian War The French and Indian War: Guide to Related Documents The French and Indian War: A Timeline The French and Indian War: An Introduction 1. French and Indian Attacks and Provocations, 1750s 2. Responding to French Encroachment: The Ohio Valley and Northern Frontier 3. George Washingtons 1754 Expedition to the Ohio Valley 4. The Albany Congress, 1754 5. The Albany Plan of Union, 1754 6. General Edward Braddocks Campaign in the Ohio Valley, 1755 7. The Consequences of a French Victory in North America 8. Indian Attacks on the Pennsylvania Frontier, 1755-56 9. Operations in New York and Nova Scotia, 1755-56 10. War Is Declared, 1756 11. The Fall of Oswego, 1756 12. The War at Sea 13. The Home Front 14. The Massacre at Fort William Henry, 1757 15. British Defeat at Ticonderoga, 1758 16. British Offensive and the Fall of Louisbourg, 1758 17. The Capture of Fort Frontenac, 1758 18. The Fall of Fort Duquesne, 1758 19. The Capture of Fort Niagara, 1759 20. Taking the Lake FortsTiconderoga and Crown Point, 1759 21. Robert Rogers and the Rangers, 1755-59 22. The Fall of Quebec, 1759 23. The Death of General James Wolfe, 1759 24. The Capture of Montreal and the Capitulation of Canada, 1760 25. The End of the War and the Treaty of Paris, 1760-63 Part II: The War for American Independence The War for American Independence: Guide to Related Documents The War for American Independence: A Timeline The War for American Independence: An Introduction 1. The Stamp Act, 1765-66 2. The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770 3. The Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773 4. The Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775 5. The Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775 6. George Washington Becomes American Commander, June 1775 7. The Battle of Ticonderoga, May 9, 1775 8. The Invasion of Canada, September 1775-May 1776 9. Lord Dunmore and the Slaves, 1775-76 10. The Declaration of Independence, 1776 11. The Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776 12. The Howe Peace Commission, 1776 13. The Battle of White Plains, October 28-November 1, 1776 14. The Battles of Trenton and Princeton, December 25, 1776- January 3, 1777 15. The Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777 16. The Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777 17. The Battle of Saratoga, September-October 1777 18. Valley Forge, December 1777-June 1778 19. The French Alliance, February 1778 20. The Carlisle Commission, 1778 21. The Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778 22. Native Americans During the American Revolution 23. John Paul Jones, 1779 24. The Battle of Charleston, May 12, 1780 25. The Battle of Camden, August 16, 1780 26. Women in the American Revolution 27. The Treason of Benedict Arnold, September 1780 28. The Loyalists 29. The Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780 30. The Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781 31. The Battle of Guilford Courthouse, March 15, 1781 32. The Battle of Yorktown, September-October 1781 33. The Peace Treaty, 1783 The War for American Independence: A Bibliography Index Author Biographies and Acknowledgments Volume II: The War of 1812 & The Mexican-American War Part I: The War of 1812 The War of 1812: Guide to Related Documents The War of 1812: A Timeline The War of 1812: An Introduction Chapter 1: Impressment up to 1812 Chapter 2: The Chesapeake Affair Chapter 3: The Embargo Act Chapter 4: America and International Relations, 1801-1812 Chapter 5: Tecumseh, the Prophet, and Native Americans Chapter 6: Tippecanoe Chapter 7: Declaration of War Chapter 8: Baltimore Riots Chapter 9: Detroit Chapter 10: Fort Dearborn Massacre Chapter 11: Queenston and the Second Invasion of Canada Chapter 12: The Constitution and Guerriere Chapter 13: York (Toronto) Chapter 14: Fort George and Stoney Creek Chapter 15: Fort Meigs to the Capture of the Chesapeake Chapter 16: Lake Erie Chapter 17: Thames Chapter 18: Horseshoe Bend Chapter 19: Chippewa and Lundys Lane Chapter 20: Burning of Washington Chapter 21: Women and Dolly Madison Chapter 22: Baltimore and Fort McHenry Chapter 23: Plattsburg and Lake Champlain Chapter 24: Hartford Convention Chapter 25: Treaty of Ghent Chapter 26:New Orleans The War of 1812: A Bibliography Part II: The Mexican-American War The Mexican-American War: Guide to Related Documents The Mexican-American War: A Timeline The Mexican-American War: An Introduction Chapter 1 The Alamo and the Texas Revolution Chapter 2: Catholicism in Mexico Chapter 3: Slavery Chapter 4: Abolitionist Press Chapter 5: The Telegraph Chapter 6: Election of 1844 Chapter 7: Manifest Destiny Chapter 8: Annexation of Texas Chapter 9: Annexation of Oregon Chapter 10: Annexation of New Mexico Chapter 11: The Donner Party Chapter 12: Annexation of California Chapter 13: Declaration of War Chapter 14: The Wilmot Proviso Chapter

Reviews

From newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, selected articles and transcripts are presented unabridged, arranged by war in eight volumes, each volume introduced with an overview essay as is each topical chapter and each primary source presentation. Providing further context, each volume begins with a thematic listing of selections and a chronology and concludes with a bibliography; a general index appears in the eighth. Approximately 2,500 documents are included along with 400 B&W photos. - Reference & Research Book News

Starred Review This lavishly packaged set is definitely not intended for a cursory glance at the history of war reporting. The time line for the entire set begins with newspaper reports of a buildup of French troops in the Caribbean in the summer of 1753 (a prelude to the French and Indian War) and ends in April 2004 with photographs depicting the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Volumes include coverage of all major wars as well as smaller, post-Vietnam conflicts. Overall, the set offers more than 2,500 primary documents, mainly newspaper and magazine articles and radio and television transcripts....[t]his is an outstanding set, indispensable to the study of war reporting, and the most definitive, up-to-date reference work available on the subject. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries. -Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

This set offers a broad and deep overview of how the American press has reckoned with battle. Copeland, with other named contributors, chronologically presents reports from over 2000 newspapers and magazines, as well as radio and television, on major conflicts from the French and Indian War to the current War on Terror. Each volume has a consistent and accessible format: after a detailed table of contents, the war in question is first covered by a multiple-page time line, followed by an overall introduction. Numbered topical segments presenting actual examples of war reporting come next...An efficient and extensive source of primary research material displaying the opinions, style of presentation, and attitudes of contemporary journalists, this work is suitable for both academic and large public libraries. - Library Journal This lavishly packaged set is definitely not intended for a cursory glance at the history of war reporting. The time line for the entire set begins with newspaper reports of a buildup of French troops in the Caribbean in the summer of 1753 (a prelude to the French and Indian War) and ends in April 2004 with photographs depicting the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Volumes include coverage of all major wars as well as smaller, post-Vietnam conflicts. Overall, the set offers more than 2,500 primary documents, mainly newspaper and magazine articles and radio and television transcripts...[t]his is an outstanding set, indispensable to the study of war reporting, and the most definitive, up-to-date reference work available on the subject. Highly recommended for academic and public libraries. - Booklist, Starred Review This must be one of the most extensive anthologies of any kind of journalism ever. - Columbia Journalism Review A valuable addition to any reference collection with its wealth of primary sources, this work should save many trips to the microfilm room. Recommended. Academic libraries serving lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; public libraries. - Choice From newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, selected articles and transcripts are presented unabridged, arranged by war in eight volumes, each volume introduced with an overview essay as is each topical chapter and each primary source presentation. Providing further context, each volume begins with a thematic listing of selections and a chronology and concludes with a bibliography; a general index appears in the eighth. Approximately 2,500 documents are included along with 400 B&W photos. - Reference & Research Book News The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting chronologically presents some 2,500 news reports and excerpts drawn from over 2000 newspapers and magazines-and later, radio and television broadcasts-about the country's major conflicts from mid 18th-century French and Indian War to the current and ongoing war on terror... This is an impressive anthology of material ranging over more than 300 years, and gives a sense of changing journalistic styles. - Communication Booknotes Quarterly

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DAVID A. COPELAND is A. J. Fletcher Professor in the School of Communication at Elon University.

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