John Peter Zenger and the fundamental freedom
By: William Lowell Putnam ; with a foreword by Paul Sweitzer.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Seditious libel) -- New York (State) -- New York.; Freedom of the press -- United States -- History.; Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- Biography.; Newspaper publishing -- New York (State) -- History.
Description: Peter Zenger was arrested for publishing disparaging remarks about the governor of colonial New York in his newspaper. His subsequent trial defense proved essential for the "freedom of the press" inclusion in the Bill of Rights' First Amendment. Putnam explores the articles in question and their import to colonial government, and how the trial impacted the small-press publisher's life, as well as the precedent's continuing influence on modern law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187) and index.