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Binding
Paperback
Book Title
A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger
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Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
9780312474430

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bedford/Saint Martin's
ISBN-10
0312474431
ISBN-13
9780312474430
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74237945

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger : with Related Documents
Subject
General, Censorship, Legal History, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Author
Paul Finkelman
Subject Area
Law, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
7.2 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
TitleLeading
A
Table Of Content
Foreword Preface A Note on the Text PART ONE Introduction: Politics, the Press, and the Trial of John Peter Zenger Governor William Cosby and New York Politics John Peter Zenger, Political Printer The Law of Seditious Libel Cosby's Response to the Weekly Journal The Disbarment of Zenger's Lawyers The Trial of John Peter Zenger A Political Precedent In the Court of History PART TWO A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, Printer of the NEW YORK WEEKLY JOURNAL Zenger the Printer and an Angry Governor Zenger's Arrest and His Lawyers' Disbarment A New Lawyer Prevents a Stacked Jury The Charges Against Zenger A Second New Lawyer Surprises the Court and Confuses the Prosecutor Asserting Truth as a Defense Hamilton's Appeal to the Jury Hamilton's Use of Precedent Concluding the Trial Honoring Hamilton PART THREE Related Documents 1. New York Weekly Journal, An Essay on the Liberty of the Press, November 12 and 19, 1733 2. New York Weekly Journal, Zenger's "Criminal" Articles, December 17, 1733, and September 23, 1734 A. An Article Questioning Cosby's Judgment in Foreign Affairs B. The Middletown Letters 3. New York Weekly Journal, An "Illegal" Attack on the Attorney General , January 28, 1734 4. "Anglo-Americanus," Response to the Zenger Narrative , July 20, 1737 APPENDIXES A Chronology of Events Related to the Case and Trial of John Peter Zenger Questions for Consideration Selected Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Combining the original text with contemporary documents, Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger recounts Zenger's 1735 trial on charges of seditious libel highlighting a major turning point in history regarding the freedom of the press the had a continuing impact.

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