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Douglas George H., 1934-

The Golden Age of the newspaper / George H. Douglas.
p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-31077-7 (alk. paper)

1. American newspapers--History-- 19th century. 2. American
newspapers--History--20th century. I. Title.
PN4864.D68 1999

071'.3'0904--dc21 98-50238

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by George H. Douglas

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-50238
ISBN: 0-313-31077-7

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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