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Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2012045370

ISBN: 978-1-4128-5171-8

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sensationalism : murder, mayhem, mudslinging, scandals, and disasters in 19th-century reporting / David B. Sachsman and David W. Bulla, editors.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references.

1.Press--United States--History--19th century.2.Sensationalism in journalism--United States--History--19th century. 3.Journalism--Objectivity--United States--History--19th century. 4. Journalism--United States--History--19th century. 5. Journalists--United States--Biography. I. Sachsman, David B. II. Bulla, David W., 1959-

PN4864.S46 2013

071’.309034--dc23

2012045370