Sign-In
Cart![Jefferson County's [Virginia] Fourth Estate, 1840-1850](/product/productimage/9780788457920.jpg)
Jefferson County's [Virginia] Fourth Estate, 1840-1850
Paperback
Genealogy & HeraldryRegional: South
ISBN13: 9780788457920
Publisher: Heritage Books Inc
Published: Jan 8 2019
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This story begins in Jefferson County, Virginia, in the early 1840s. Told chiefly through the viewpoints and voices of contemporary local journalists, it attempts to present events as they saw them. Their readers' world views were shaped mainly by what they read in the press, augmented by letters and word of mouth, so the Fourth Estate exerted an enormous influence on the public's thoughts and actions.
The cast of characters includes John S. and Horatio N. Gallaher of the Virginia Free Press; James W. Beller of the Spirit of Jefferson; and Henry Hardy, H. W. McAnly, and John H. Zittle of the Shepherdstown Register. J. Harrison Kelly and B. F. Washington also figure largely in this narrative, for they both wrote for local newspapers before becoming editors in their own right. While some of the participants spent their entire professional careers in Jefferson County, Virginia, others followed the news and their fortunes westward, settling in California or other newly opened territories.
Adopting the motto that The Pen is mightier than the sword, many editors believed they could use their skills to shape voters' opinions. Like many newspapers of the time, they were political organs, founded to publicize party ideas and promote candidates seeking public office. These editors represent the viewpoints of the local Whig and Democratic parties as they struggled with major issues such as the Mexican War, Westward Expansion, the California Gold Rush, the spread of slavery, and more.
The current volume closes with the signing of the Compromise of 1850, but subsequent volumes will continue the narrative up through the 1870s to the end of Reconstruction, exploring how these journalists tried to change their world and in turn were changed by it. The book is arranged chronologically and grouped in five parts: The Pen and the Sword, Manifest Destiny, Seeing the Elephant, Golden Shackles, and Conflict and Compromise. The narrative is enhanced by a wealth of illustrations and an index to full-names, places and subjects.
Also in
Genealogy & Heraldry
History by a Hair: Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings & Solving a 200-Year-Old Mystery
Kurin, Richard
Hardcover
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
Rutherford, Adam
Paperback
Fathers Day Gifts: Dad, Tell Me Your Story: A Father's Guided Journal and Memory Keepsake Book
Press, Victor
For Dad, Gifts
Hardcover
Our Family Tree Index: A 12 Generation Genealogy Notebook for 4,095 ancestors
Anonymous, House Elves
Hardcover
Searching for Sisters: A Guide to Researching Catholic Nuns in the United States
Morton, Sunny Jane
Paperback
Family History Record Book: An 8-generation family tree workbook to record your research
Hunter, Heritage
Paperback
The World Encyclopedia of Flags: An Illustrated Guide to International Flags, Banners, Standards and Ensigns
Znamierowski, Alfred
Hardcover
The Book of Myself: A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography in 201 Questions
Marshall, Carl
Marshall, David
Hardcover
Family Tree Workbook: 30+ Step-By-Step Worksheets to Build Your Family History
Sheffey, Brian
Paperback
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
Rutherford, Adam
Paperback
Scots and Scotch Irish: Frontier Life in North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky
Hoefling, Larry J.
Paperback
William Of Malmesbury'S Chronicle Of The Kings Of England. From The Earliest Period To The Reign Of King Stephen
A. Giles, J.
Paperback
Genealogy in Reverse: Finding the Living. A Practical Guide for All Genealogists
Passey, Cheri Hudson
Paperback
Ancestral Grimoire: Connect with the Wisdom of the Ancestors Through Tarot, Oracles, and Magic
Hendrickson, Nancy
Paperback
World Football Club Crests: The Design, Meaning and Symbolism of World Football's Most Famous Club Badges
Nilsson, Leonard Jägerskiöld
Hardcover
Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) & Mayflower Descendants. Bound with Supplement
Rixford, Elizabeth M.
Paperback
The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
Fryxell, David A.
Paperback
Finding Your Family Tree: A Beginner's Guide to Researching Your Genealogy
Morgan, Sharon Leslie
Hardcover
Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775. Second Edition (Revised)
Dobson, David
Paperback
Essential Skills for the Occasional Genealogist: Beyond-beginner Genealogy Skills for Busy Family Historians
Dondero, Jennifer Patterson
Paperback
NPE* A story guide for unexpected DNA discoveries: (*a non-paternity event - when 'Dad' is not your biological father)
Hay, Leeanne R.
Paperback
Chavez: A Distinctive American Clan of New Mexico, Facsimile of 1989 Edition
Chavez, Fray Angelico
Paperback
Becoming American: Portland, Maine's Irish and the Making of Immigrant America 1840 - 1861
Barker, Matthew Jude
Paperback
2025 Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors: The Huguenot Researcher's Authoritative Sourcebook of Proofs
Brennan, Nancy Wright
Lorenz, Janice Murphy
Totten, Katherine Pace
Paperback
Practical Genealogy: 50 Simple Steps to Research Your Diverse Family History
Sheffey, Brian
Paperback
In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past
Gates, Henry Louis
Paperback
The Adobe Kingdom: New Mexico 1598-1958 as experienced by the families Lucero de Godoy y Baca
Lucero, Donald L.
Paperback
Fathers Day Gifts: Grandpa, Tell Me Your Story: A GrandFather's Guided Journal and Memory Keepsake Book
Press, Victor
Hardcover
The Untold Story of Luby's Cafeterias: Including Joesph Owen Luby Sr.'s Original Cookbook
Luby, Lawrence P.
Paperback
The Family Tree Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy
Berry, Kenyatta D.
Paperback
Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750: Special Edition
Holtzclaw, Benjamin C.
Paperback
Our Family Tree Notebook: A hardcover genealogy notebook with lined pages
Anonymous, House Elves
Hardcover
Unofficial Ancestry.com Workbook: A How-To Manual for Tracing Your Family Tree on the #1 Genealogy Website
Hendrickson, Nancy
Paperback
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, Volume 1: Surnames A-C
Savage, James
Paperback
The Family Tree Scottish Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Ancestors in Scotland
Epperson, Amanda
Paperback
Genealogy of the Warren Family From Richard, Who Came in the Mayflower, in 1620, to 1872
Anonymous
Paperback
History of the Cherokee Indians and Their Legends and Folk Lore. With a New Added Index
Starr, Emmet
Hardcover
A Creek, a Mill, and a Military Family: The Sherrards of Berkeley County, West Virginia (Virginia) 1785-1939
Miller, Stauffer
Hardcover
Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. Fourth Edition. Volume One, Families A-F, Part A
Dorman, John Frederick
Paperback
Irish Genealogy Without Certainty: When Records Are Missing, Method Matters
Woodward, Laura S.
Paperback
Unpuzzling Your Past. the Best-Selling Basic Guide to Genealogy. Fourth Edition. Expanded, Updated and Revised (New Exp Updtd & REV)
Croom, Emily Anne
Paperback
Building a Legacy: A Guide to Combining Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker
Shamblin, Rebecca
Paperback
Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5. Fourth Edition. Volume One, Families A-F, Part B
Dorman, John Frederick
Paperback
Warrior-Pioneers II: Extracts from the Boone Papers, Volumes 14C-15C of the Draper Manuscripts
Crabb, Anne
Paperback
History of Berks County, Pennsylvania in the Revolution from 1774 to 1783
Montgomery, Morton L.
Paperback
Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783
Gwathmey, John H.
Paperback
"Nuestros Antepasados" (Our Ancestors): Los Nuevo Mexicanos del Condado de Lincoln (Lincoln County's History of its New Mexican Settlers)
Sanchez, Ernest S.
Sanchez, Paul R.
Paperback
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, Volume 3: Surnames K-R
Savage, James
Paperback
History Of The Huston Families And Their Descendants, 1450-1912: With A Genealogical Record
Huston, E. Rankin
Paperback
Stolen Heritage: A Mexican-American's Rediscovery of His Family's Lost Land Grant
Rubio, Abel G.
Paperback
Seven Generations of the Descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase
Chase, John Carroll
Chamberlain, George Walter
Paperback
Tracing Your Cherokee Roots: Updated Edition: A Guide to Discovering Your Cherokee Ancestor
Reece, Joseph Robert
Paperback
Irish Names - The Origins, Meanings, and Legacy of Ireland's Traditional Names
Maguire, Fidelma
O'Corrain, Donncha
Paperback
From Sicily to America: A History of Sicilian Immigration to America, from the Villages to Ellis Island and Beyond
Licata, Salvatore J.
Paperback
Fitz Randolph: Traditions, a Genealogy and Family History of a Thousand Years
Randolph, L. V. F.
Paperback
The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome
Nelson, Alondra
Paperback
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, Volume 4: Surnames S-Z
Savage, James
Paperback
The Illustrated Book of Heraldry: An International History of Heraldry and Its Contemporary Uses
Slater, Stephen
Hardcover
Black Indian Genealogy Research: African-American Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes, An Expanded Edition
Walton-Raji, Angela Y.
Paperback
The Family Tree Problem Solver: Tried-And-True Tactics for Tracing Elusive Ancestors
Rising, Marsha Hoffman
Paperback
John Cary The Plymouth Pilgrim: Biography and Genealogy of a New England Pioneer
Carey, Seth C.
Paperback
Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants, 1679-1957 / by Jean Muir Dorsey and Maxwell Jay Dorsey.
Dorsey, Jean Muir 1890-
Paperback
Rhinelanders on the Yadkin. The Story of the Pennsylvania Germans in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina
Hammer, Carl
Paperback
Storytelling for Genealogists: Turning Family Lineage into Family History
Tattershall, Doug
Paperback
A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, Volume 2: Surnames D-J
Savage, James
Paperback
The Boone Family; a Genealogical History of the Descendants of George and Mary Boone who Came to America in 1717; Containing Many Unpublished Bits of
Spraker, Ella Atterbury
Crump, Jesse Procter
Hardcover
Gulf Coast Colonials. a Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana
De Ville, Winston
Paperback
Colonial Families of the United States of America: In Which Is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in
MacKenzie, George Norbury
Hardcover
Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800
Roulston, William
Paperback
The Registers of North Farnham Parish, 1663-1814 and Lunenburg Parish, 1783-1800, Richmond County, Virginia
King, George H. S.
Paperback
The Jew a Negro: Being a Study of the Jewish Ancestry from an Impartial Standpoint
Abernethy, Arthur Talmage
Paperback
The Family Tree Polish, Czech And Slovak Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe
Alzo, Lisa A.
Paperback
Further Genealogical Notes on the Tyrrell-Terrell Family: of Virginia and Its English and Norman-French Progenitors
Terrell, Edwin Holland
Paperback
Revolutionary War Patriot Discharges: A Companion to The Book of Merit: a coMPANION TO tHE bOOK OF mERIT
Virgil, Kenneth Wayne
Paperback
Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Beginning of the Southwest, the Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783, with Maps and Illustrations
Kegley, Frederick Bittle
Paperback
The Code of Honor, Or, Rules for the Government of Principals and Seconds in Duelling
Wilson, John Lyde
Paperback
The Gibbs Family in America: From Massachusetts to California in Four Hundred Years
Gibbs, Phillip L.
Hardcover
Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants, 1679-1957 / by Jean Muir Dorsey and Maxwell Jay Dorsey.
Dorsey, Jean Muir 1890-
Hardcover
Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) & Mayflower Descendants
Rixford, Elizabeth M.
Paperback
Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History
Smolenyak, Megan
Wall to Wall Media
Paperback
Changing the Ending: How Writing Your Life Story Transforms Your Life
Lauritzen, Rhonda
Trotter, Rachel J.
Paperback