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American Journalism, 2015
Borchard, Gregory A., and David W. Bulla. Lincoln Mediated: The President and the Press through N... more Borchard, Gregory A., and David W. Bulla. Lincoln Mediated: The President and the Press through Nineteenth-Century Media. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction, 2015. 226 pp. $49.95.In Lincoln Mediated, Gregory Borchard and David Bulla offer new insights on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the lens of contemporaneous media.Seven chapters logically organize ample primary and secondary source material according to theme. The first two chapters examine antebellum media in correlation with Lincolns rise to the presidency. The remaining five chapters explore how visual communication shaped impressions of Lincoln, Lincoln's responses to press criticism, and coverage of Lincoln and the Civil War in mainstream and fringe publications both in the U.S. and abroad.The authors aimed to demonstrate Lincoln's direct connections to the media, including his use of the press, photography, and public speaking to shape his public image. Although scholars have studied Lincoln extensively, Borchard and Bulla bring a fresh perspective to their subject by tapping into multiple media on an international level.Because of the ample background the authors provide, readers unfamiliar with the period should be able to fully understand a volatile and politically complex point in American history as well as how both Lincoln and the media operated within that environment. Nonetheless, Borchard and Bulla weave this contextual information into their narrative so skillfully that experts on this era need not wade through pages of well-known facts to locate the authors' original contributions.As part of their unique viewpoint, Borchard and Bulla frame Lincoln as a consummate public relations practitioner. Early in his career, Lincoln's avid reading of political newspapers not only fueled his interest in politics but also demonstrated how the media could be used as a tool to promote individuals and ideas. The authors argued that Lincoln used this knowledge- along with his skills as a speaker and writer-to campaign for office himself as well as to recruit others into the newly formed Republican Party.Borchard and Bulla devote much of an early chapter to Lincoln's skill as an orator and press coverage of his debates and speeches. The authors explain that public debates were part of small-town culture, used as much for entertainment as for mass communication. Newspapers enabled these events to reach a larger audience. Newspapers also served the important function of exposition during the Civil War. The authors noted that presidents of this era did not hold press conferences, so press interpretation filled in the gaps between Lincoln's vague and intermittent telegram dispatches during wartime.Borchard and Bulla study the link between Lincoln and the press from a variety of angles. …
Revista De Historia Industrial, 2012
A Narrative History of the American Press, 2018
A Narrative History of the American Press
Journalism in the Civil War Era examines the contributions of newspapers and magazines to the Ame... more Journalism in the Civil War Era examines the contributions of newspapers and magazines to the American public's understanding of the nation's greatest internal conflict. It documents the effect the Civil War had on journalism, and the effect journalism had on the Civil War. It describes the politics that affected the press, the constraints placed upon it, and the influence of technology. The book discusses the editors and reporters who covered the war, profiling the typical newspaper of the era as well as the response of the press corps to wartime challenges. Providing a broad account of journalism during this period, this book serves as an important reference for scholars and students, and as a supplementary text for courses in journalism history, U.S. press history, civil rights law, and nineteenth century history.
MATEC Web of Conferences
Application of heating control systems is rational for effective prevention of thermal-mechanical... more Application of heating control systems is rational for effective prevention of thermal-mechanical damages of the wheels and brake shoes of rolling stock. These systems enable to perform diagnosis of brake equipment elements and to evaluate the effectiveness of drum braking process in terms of wheel heating. The present study aims to assess wheel heating when drum braking and to define the most informative zones and threshold control values for heating control systems. Heating evaluation is conducted using finite element method under different braking modes. Research results are given as heating patterns in solid-rolled wheel of freight car; the influence of the air distributor mode on the wheel heating is considered, the most informative zones for heating control are identified.
Choice Reviews Online
On the American stages of politics and journalism in the mid-nineteenth century, few men were mor... more On the American stages of politics and journalism in the mid-nineteenth century, few men were more influential than Abraham Lincoln and his sometime adversary, sometime ally, New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley. In this compelling new volume, author Gregory A. Borchard explores the intricate relationship between these two vibrant figures, both titans of the press during one of the most tumultuous political eras in American history. Packed with insightful analysis and painstaking research, Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley offers a fresh perspective on these luminaries and their legacies. Borchard begins with an overview of the lives of both Lincoln and Greeley, delving particularly into their mutual belief in Henry Clay's much-debated American System, and investigating the myriad similarities between the two political giants, including their comparable paths to power and their statuses as self-made men, their reputations as committed reformers, and their shared dedication to social order and developing a national infrastructure. Also detailed are Lincoln's and Greeley's personal quests to end slavery in the United States, as well as their staunch support of free-soil homesteads in the West. Yet despite their ability to work together productively, both men periodically found themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum. Their by turns harmonious and antagonistic relationship often played out on the front pages of Greeley's influential newspaper, the New York Tribune. Drawing upon historical gems from the Tribune, as well as the personal papers of both Lincoln and Greeley, Borchard explores in depth the impact the two men had on their times and on each other, and how, as Lincoln's and Greeley's paths often crossed--and sometimes diverged--they personified the complexities, virtues, contradictions, and faults of their eras. Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley goes beyond tracing each man's personal and political evolution to offer a new perspective on the history-changing events of the times, including the decline of the Whig Party and the rise of the Republicans, the drive to extend American borders into the West; and the bloody years of the Civil War. Borchard finishes with reflections on the deaths of Lincoln and Greeley and how the two men have been remembered by subsequent generations. Sure to become an essential volume in the annals of political history and journalism, Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley is a compelling testament to the indelible mark these men left on both their contemporaries and the face of America's future.
American Journalism, 2015
Borchard, Gregory A., and David W. Bulla. Lincoln Mediated: The President and the Press through N... more Borchard, Gregory A., and David W. Bulla. Lincoln Mediated: The President and the Press through Nineteenth-Century Media. New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction, 2015. 226 pp. $49.95.In Lincoln Mediated, Gregory Borchard and David Bulla offer new insights on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln through the lens of contemporaneous media.Seven chapters logically organize ample primary and secondary source material according to theme. The first two chapters examine antebellum media in correlation with Lincolns rise to the presidency. The remaining five chapters explore how visual communication shaped impressions of Lincoln, Lincoln's responses to press criticism, and coverage of Lincoln and the Civil War in mainstream and fringe publications both in the U.S. and abroad.The authors aimed to demonstrate Lincoln's direct connections to the media, including his use of the press, photography, and public speaking to shape his public image. Although scholars have studied Lincoln extensively, Borchard and Bulla bring a fresh perspective to their subject by tapping into multiple media on an international level.Because of the ample background the authors provide, readers unfamiliar with the period should be able to fully understand a volatile and politically complex point in American history as well as how both Lincoln and the media operated within that environment. Nonetheless, Borchard and Bulla weave this contextual information into their narrative so skillfully that experts on this era need not wade through pages of well-known facts to locate the authors' original contributions.As part of their unique viewpoint, Borchard and Bulla frame Lincoln as a consummate public relations practitioner. Early in his career, Lincoln's avid reading of political newspapers not only fueled his interest in politics but also demonstrated how the media could be used as a tool to promote individuals and ideas. The authors argued that Lincoln used this knowledge- along with his skills as a speaker and writer-to campaign for office himself as well as to recruit others into the newly formed Republican Party.Borchard and Bulla devote much of an early chapter to Lincoln's skill as an orator and press coverage of his debates and speeches. The authors explain that public debates were part of small-town culture, used as much for entertainment as for mass communication. Newspapers enabled these events to reach a larger audience. Newspapers also served the important function of exposition during the Civil War. The authors noted that presidents of this era did not hold press conferences, so press interpretation filled in the gaps between Lincoln's vague and intermittent telegram dispatches during wartime.Borchard and Bulla study the link between Lincoln and the press from a variety of angles. …
Revista De Historia Industrial, 2012
A Narrative History of the American Press, 2018
A Narrative History of the American Press
Journalism in the Civil War Era examines the contributions of newspapers and magazines to the Ame... more Journalism in the Civil War Era examines the contributions of newspapers and magazines to the American public's understanding of the nation's greatest internal conflict. It documents the effect the Civil War had on journalism, and the effect journalism had on the Civil War. It describes the politics that affected the press, the constraints placed upon it, and the influence of technology. The book discusses the editors and reporters who covered the war, profiling the typical newspaper of the era as well as the response of the press corps to wartime challenges. Providing a broad account of journalism during this period, this book serves as an important reference for scholars and students, and as a supplementary text for courses in journalism history, U.S. press history, civil rights law, and nineteenth century history.
MATEC Web of Conferences
Application of heating control systems is rational for effective prevention of thermal-mechanical... more Application of heating control systems is rational for effective prevention of thermal-mechanical damages of the wheels and brake shoes of rolling stock. These systems enable to perform diagnosis of brake equipment elements and to evaluate the effectiveness of drum braking process in terms of wheel heating. The present study aims to assess wheel heating when drum braking and to define the most informative zones and threshold control values for heating control systems. Heating evaluation is conducted using finite element method under different braking modes. Research results are given as heating patterns in solid-rolled wheel of freight car; the influence of the air distributor mode on the wheel heating is considered, the most informative zones for heating control are identified.
Choice Reviews Online
On the American stages of politics and journalism in the mid-nineteenth century, few men were mor... more On the American stages of politics and journalism in the mid-nineteenth century, few men were more influential than Abraham Lincoln and his sometime adversary, sometime ally, New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley. In this compelling new volume, author Gregory A. Borchard explores the intricate relationship between these two vibrant figures, both titans of the press during one of the most tumultuous political eras in American history. Packed with insightful analysis and painstaking research, Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley offers a fresh perspective on these luminaries and their legacies. Borchard begins with an overview of the lives of both Lincoln and Greeley, delving particularly into their mutual belief in Henry Clay's much-debated American System, and investigating the myriad similarities between the two political giants, including their comparable paths to power and their statuses as self-made men, their reputations as committed reformers, and their shared dedication to social order and developing a national infrastructure. Also detailed are Lincoln's and Greeley's personal quests to end slavery in the United States, as well as their staunch support of free-soil homesteads in the West. Yet despite their ability to work together productively, both men periodically found themselves on opposite ends of the political spectrum. Their by turns harmonious and antagonistic relationship often played out on the front pages of Greeley's influential newspaper, the New York Tribune. Drawing upon historical gems from the Tribune, as well as the personal papers of both Lincoln and Greeley, Borchard explores in depth the impact the two men had on their times and on each other, and how, as Lincoln's and Greeley's paths often crossed--and sometimes diverged--they personified the complexities, virtues, contradictions, and faults of their eras. Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley goes beyond tracing each man's personal and political evolution to offer a new perspective on the history-changing events of the times, including the decline of the Whig Party and the rise of the Republicans, the drive to extend American borders into the West; and the bloody years of the Civil War. Borchard finishes with reflections on the deaths of Lincoln and Greeley and how the two men have been remembered by subsequent generations. Sure to become an essential volume in the annals of political history and journalism, Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley is a compelling testament to the indelible mark these men left on both their contemporaries and the face of America's future.