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The first great awakening in colonial American newspapers : a shifting story / Lisa Smith.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2012.Description: 1 online resource (vii, 185 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780739172759
  • 0739172751
  • 9781280659140
  • 1280659149
  • 9786613636072
  • 661363607X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: First great awakening in colonial American newspapers.DDC classification:
  • 071.3 23
LOC classification:
  • PN4861
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Introduction -- Reporting the awakening -- Regional paper wars -- Whitefield, Tennent, and Davenport : newsmakers of the awakening -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : methodology -- Appendix 2 : table of individual newspaper reporting on the revival.
Summary: The First Great Awakening in Colonial American Newspapers is a comprehensive, in-depth study of colonial American newspaper reporting on the First Great Awakening during the years 1739-1748. Lisa Smith uncovers both characteristics of the movement as presented by the papers as well as trends in reporting seen over time. Close analysis of regional reporting differences as well as changes in the newspaper presentation of key revivalists makes this work the most complete examination of the printed newspaper record of the First Great Awak.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)443780

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Reporting the awakening -- Regional paper wars -- Whitefield, Tennent, and Davenport : newsmakers of the awakening -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : methodology -- Appendix 2 : table of individual newspaper reporting on the revival.

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The First Great Awakening in Colonial American Newspapers is a comprehensive, in-depth study of colonial American newspaper reporting on the First Great Awakening during the years 1739-1748. Lisa Smith uncovers both characteristics of the movement as presented by the papers as well as trends in reporting seen over time. Close analysis of regional reporting differences as well as changes in the newspaper presentation of key revivalists makes this work the most complete examination of the printed newspaper record of the First Great Awak.

English.