Lincoln Mediated

This book describes how Abraham Lincoln worked with the press throughout his political career, beginning with his service in Congress in the late 1840s, and detailing how his ties to newspapers in Illinois, New York, and Washington played a central role in the success of his presidency.

David W. Bulla, Gregory Borchard

List of Images and Illustrations Foreword, David B. Sachsman Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Abraham Lincoln and the Antebellum Press 2. The President and the Press in the Prelude to War 3. Visualizing the Era 4. Lincoln, the Press, and the Military 5. Lincoln, the Democratic Press, and Censorship 6. Other Voices 7. Honest Abe and Uncle Horace: Lincoln and Greeley's Tribune 8. Lincoln Internationally: The Civil War and the Press Abroad Conclusion Notes on Sources Selected Bibliography About the Authors Index