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The Pioneer Press Of Kentucky: From The Printing Of The First West Of The Alleghanies, August 11, 1787, To The Establishment Of The Daily Press In 183

The Pioneer Press Of Kentucky: From The Printing Of The First West Of The Alleghanies, August 11, 1787, To The Establishment Of The Daily Press In 183

Henry Perrin, William

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General ReferenceGeneral SociologyRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354486991
ISBN13: 9789354486999
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.21 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Before Kentucky was a state, its presses were already shaping a new nation. The frontier had a voice. First issued in the late nineteenth century, William Henry Perrin's The Pioneer Press of Kentucky is an early American history book tracing how sheets of news became instruments of influence, argument, and identity across 18th century Kentucky and the early American frontier. Perrin traces the story of frontier printing presses from the first imprint west of the Alleghanies in 1787 through the rise of early 19th century newspapers and the establishment of the daily press by 1830. He situates Kentucky newspaper history within the broader history of American newspapers and the history of printing, revealing how early American west media shaped politics and everyday life. Both engaging narrative and solid research resource on journalism, it speaks to anyone curious about press and journalism history, early American frontier history, and the forces that turned settlements into communities. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Serving as both vivid narrative and dependable reference for historians, students, and scholars, it offers an authoritative window onto early American frontier history. For casual readers of regional lore and serious collectors of classic studies on the history of American newspapers, The Pioneer Press of Kentucky remains an essential guide to how the printed word first took root west of the Alleghanies.

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