Preface
The community of journalism. Introduction: the third stripe
"The most powerful engines": newspaper circulation and readership
"All the citizens of Alexandria": the Confederate community of journalism
Roles and functions of the Confederate press. "The sole estate": newspaper roles and functions
"Give us some war news": news and newsgathering
"Wigwams of political partisanship": the political role of the Confederate press
"Living on short rations": doing business in the Confederacy
"Knights of the stick": newspaper labor
"To our city subscribers": disseminating the news
"Strong friends and bitter enemies": press freedom and wartime regulation
"We have spoken for public liberty": the press, dissent, and the failure of Confederate nationalism.
The Confederate press in the crucible of the American Civil War by Debra Reddin Van Tuyll. ISBN 9781433116292. Published by Peter Lang in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.