The Conservative Press in Eighteenth- And Nineteenth-Century America - (Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals and Newspapers) (Hardcover)

About the Book

Selecting journals that speak for a very large number of topics addressed by the conservative press, this volume profiles selected conservative journals published since 1787. The conservative press has scarcely spoken with a single voice, whether the topics treated or even the time inhabited are the same or different. Yet, these journals testify to the persistent vigor and importance of conservatism. Together they provide a focused survey of the history of American conservative thought from the late 18th Century to the late 19th Century. Along with the companion volume covering the 20th Century conservative press, the book provides an important resource on conservative thought in America.

Despite the disparities in conservative intellectual thought, the journals covered, even the more idiosyncratic and extreme, are connected by their core values of conservatism. The book is organized into sections reflecting these connections. The first section covers journals associated with Federal, Whig, or, in the Civil War era, Northern Democratic political interests. A later section includes journals sharing an attachment to Southern conservative values during the antebellum and Reconstruction periods. Two sections deal, respectively, with 19th Century Orthodox Protestant periodicals and 19th Century Catholic and Episcopal journals, and yet another section discusses journals united by a major focus on literary topics and cultural connections.

Book Synopsis

Selecting journals that speak for a very large number of topics addressed by the conservative press, this volume profiles selected conservative journals published since 1787. The conservative press has scarcely spoken with a single voice, whether the topics treated or even the time inhabited are the same or different. Yet, these journals testify to the persistent vigor and importance of conservatism. Together they provide a focused survey of the history of American conservative thought from the late 18th Century to the late 19th Century. Along with the companion volume covering the 20th Century conservative press, the book provides an important resource on conservative thought in America.

Despite the disparities in conservative intellectual thought, the journals covered, even the more idiosyncratic and extreme, are connected by their core values of conservatism. The book is organized into sections reflecting these connections. The first section covers journals associated with Federal, Whig, or, in the Civil War era, Northern Democratic political interests. A later section includes journals sharing an attachment to Southern conservative values during the antebellum and Reconstruction periods. Two sections deal, respectively, with 19th Century Orthodox Protestant periodicals and 19th Century Catholic and Episcopal journals, and yet another section discusses journals united by a major focus on literary topics and cultural connections.

Review Quotes

"Lora and Longton have compiled an extensive guide to periodicals of the early formative years of the United States dealing with more conservative views regarding politics and social change....[T]he book will prove to be an excellent reference source for libraries specializing in US history and politics."-Smoke & Fire News

?[t]hese volumes make a significant contribution to the history of conservatism in the United States. They will be especially valuable to academic libraries that support graduate programs in history, journalism, and political science.?-ARBA

?Lora and Longton have compiled an extensive guide to periodicals of the early formative years of the United States dealing with more conservative views regarding politics and social change....[T]he book will prove to be an excellent reference source for libraries specializing in US history and politics.?-Smoke & Fire News

?This collection should immediatly assume a place of importance in understanding political and religious thought in America....Lora and Longton have compiled a collection that should help media historians better undersatnd how intricate political and religious thought were and how they were applied by editors to various issues from the founding of the nation, through the Civil Way and into the twentieth century.?-Journalism History

"Ýt¨hese volumes make a significant contribution to the history of conservatism in the United States. They will be especially valuable to academic libraries that support graduate programs in history, journalism, and political science."-ARBA

"[t]hese volumes make a significant contribution to the history of conservatism in the United States. They will be especially valuable to academic libraries that support graduate programs in history, journalism, and political science."-ARBA

"This collection should immediatly assume a place of importance in understanding political and religious thought in America....Lora and Longton have compiled a collection that should help media historians better undersatnd how intricate political and religious thought were and how they were applied by editors to various issues from the founding of the nation, through the Civil Way and into the twentieth century."-Journalism History

About the Author

RONALD LORA is Professor of History at The University of Toledo./e

WILLIAM HENRY LONGTON is Professor of History and Department Chair at The University of Toledo./e