East is East and West is West: Philadelphia Newspaper Coverage of the East-West Divide in Early America
Description:
The prominent division in early America between the established eastern populations and communities in the West is evident when viewed through the lens of eighteenth-century Philadelphia newspapers, which themselves employed an East-West paradigm to interpret four events: the Paxton Boys Incident, Regulator Rebellion, Shays's Rebellion, and Constitutional Convention. Through the choices of what words to use to describe these clashes, through oversights, omissions, and misrepresentations, and so…
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Date:
December 2007
Creator:
Leath, Susan Elizabeth