{"product_id":"informing-a-nation-melvin-laracey-9780472132348","title":"Informing a Nation: The Newspaper Presidency of Thomas Jefferson","description":"During his presidency, Thomas Jefferson both sponsored and wrote for his own newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eNational Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser\u003c\/i\u003e. The newspaper spoke on behalf of his policies and those of his Republican, anti-federalist party, the Democratic-Republicans, the precursor to today's Democrats. Author Mel Laracey focuses on the newspaper's message during Jefferson's first term, showing how the third president used media to promote his administration and its goals against their political rivals, the Federalists. \u003ci\u003eInforming a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Jefferson and his allies dealt with political challenges, reveals hitherto unexamined aspects of the early presidency, and raises broad questions of the relationship between the presidency and media today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mel Laracey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472132342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472132348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2022","brand":"Mel Laracey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44045474431231,"sku":"9780472132348","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a29a6708-f5b7-44fa-a98e-a57f213b10d6.jpg?v=1684978969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/informing-a-nation-melvin-laracey-9780472132348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}