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The pen makes a good sword : John Forsyth of the Mobile register /

"The most important Democratic editor of the South."--New York Times, 1877 This book is a biography of Alabama native John Forsyth Jr. and documents his career as a southern newspaper editor during the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods. From 1837 to 1877 Forsyth wrote about...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burnett, Lonnie A. (Lonnie Alexander), 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The great son of a noble sire
  • What rare times we new opposition editors will have
  • We are in a fit of disquiet
  • Cannot we pause a moment to think of our country?
  • Sacrificed on the altar of duty
  • The "disturber" of the democracy
  • The cause of the union was lost
  • The zenith of today is the nadir of tomorrow
  • Conclusion: We never doubted where John Forsyth stood.