Bibliograph

The life and times of John Peter Zenger, Karen Bush Gibson

Type

Label

The life and times of John Peter Zenger, Karen Bush Gibson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life and times of John Peter Zenger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Karen Bush Gibson

Series statement

Profiles in American history

Summary

Discusses the life and trial of the printer who was arrested for libel when he printed articles criticizing the governor of New York, and whose case led to the First Amendment when the Constitution was drafted years later

Table Of Contents

Arrested for libel : printing presses -- The apprentice : colonial New York -- Letters from jail : Benjamin Franklin -- The trial : colonial courts -- The verdict that changed a country : First Amendment and freedom of the press -- Chronology -- Timeline in history

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

John Peter Zenger

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