The Firebrand: Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas; December 1883-November 1884
Title
The Firebrand: Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas; December 1883-November 1884
Description
Among the 713 newspapers in print in Kansas in the 1880s, a single short-lived newspaper provides insight into political shifts and battles in small towns. The Firebrand newspaper in Clay Center provided inflammatory rhetoric for a single year, also switching political sides from Republican to Democrat. This is an in-depth study of one newspaper; the author, a journalism major, read every issue and perceptively analyzes
tone, message, and content.
tone, message, and content.
Creator
Becky Collins
Publisher
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Date
Spring 2011
Rights
The Chapman Center for Rural Studies
Relation
Kansas State University, Department of History
Format
pdf
Type
Document
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Collection
Citation
Becky Collins, “The Firebrand: Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas; December 1883-November 1884,” Chapman Center Research Collections, accessed January 16, 2021, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/213.