“Dear Courier”
2005; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 31; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00947679.2005.12062684
ISSN2641-2071
Autores Tópico(s)Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
ResumoMelvin Dwinell, the editor of the Rome (Georgia) Courier, was one of the most prolific and skilled Confederate correspondents of the Civil War. For two-and-a-half years, the Confederate officer gave readers of his newspaper information about the war from a hometown perspective. His more than 200 letters to the Courier also provide valuable insight into the war experiences of a small-town Civil War editor in the South and reveal how one enterprising editor managed to live as a soldier and report on the war, all the while finding a way to keep his newspaper publishing as long as possible. Moreover, his dedication to regularly sending letters back to the Courier was a clear indication of the growing importance that news held for rural newspapers.
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