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Blue Gray in Black White: Newspapers in the Civil War
Blue Gray in Black White Newspapers in the Civil War Author:Brayton Harris Blue & Gray in Black & White is an exploration of the individual and collective efforts of journalists assigned to newspapers during the Civil War. It focuses on the personalities, politics, and rivalries of editors; the efforts of newspapers to influence military appointments, strategy, and tactics; advances in printing technology; formal and i... more »nformal censorship; the suppression of dissident newspapers; and, most of all, the war correspondents themselves. These writers and illustrators demonstrated a basic truth borne out in every war since: an unfettered, honest journalist is a burden to an army in the field, anathema to the seat of government, and vital to a democratic society.« less