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Vigilante newspapers : a tale of sex, religion, and murder in the Northwest / Gerald J. Baldasty.

By: Publication details: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2005.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 189 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780295990309
  • 0295990309
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Vigilante newspapers.DDC classification:
  • 979.5/34 22
LOC classification:
  • BP605.C546 B35 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Collision course -- 2. The shame of Corvallis -- 3. Weak women -- 4. The press proclaims a hero -- 5. Defending George Mitchell -- 6. Second thoughts -- 7. Unforgiven -- 8. News and values -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: A powerful and instructive story of how intolerant and sensational newspapers in Corvallis and Seattle encouraged vigilante violence, murder, and lawlessness toward and Oregon religious cult.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-186) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Collision course -- 2. The shame of Corvallis -- 3. Weak women -- 4. The press proclaims a hero -- 5. Defending George Mitchell -- 6. Second thoughts -- 7. Unforgiven -- 8. News and values -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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A powerful and instructive story of how intolerant and sensational newspapers in Corvallis and Seattle encouraged vigilante violence, murder, and lawlessness toward and Oregon religious cult.

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