The printer's trial
Subtitle: the case of John Peter Zenger and the fight for a free press
By: Gail Jarrow
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Calkins Creek
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Honesdale, Penn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781590784327
Subjects: Trials (Seditious libel); Sources; Trials, litigation; Freedom of the press; History
Description: In a hot, crowded courtroom in colonial New York, on an August day in 1735, a jury found printer John Peter Zenger innocent of the charge of seditious libel against the British royal governor. The verdict established the political precedent for the right of people to criticize their government in print and helped shape the Bill of Rights more than fifty years later. Combining narrative with voices from primary sources, the book shows the conflict between characters that led to this momentous trial in American history.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-98) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sparks fly; title: The New-York weekly journal is born; title: The Journal on the attack; title: The governor fights back; title: Imprisoned; title: Hope fades; title: The trial; title: What happened afterward.