The Free Press Crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel - Peter Charles Hoffer - Books - University Press of Kansas - 9780700617647 - February 28, 2011
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The Free Press Crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel

Peter Charles Hoffer

The Free Press Crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel

Examines the trial of journalist Thomas Cooper, which was the first major constitutional challenge to the Sedition Act of 1798 and an important showcase for debating the role of government and the place of dissent in times of national emergency.


168 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released February 28, 2011
ISBN13 9780700617647
Publishers University Press of Kansas
Pages 168
Dimensions 147 × 213 × 20 mm   ·   337 g

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