The Trial of Peter Zenger
The Trial of Peter Zenger

Author: John Peter Zenger

Publisher:

Published: 2013-08

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 9781258783198

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Trial In The Supreme Court Of Judicature Of The Province Of New York In 1735 For The Offense Of Printing And Publishing A Libel Against The Government.

Indelible Ink: The Trials of John Peter Zenger and the Birth of America's Free Press
Indelible Ink: The Trials of John Peter Zenger and the Birth of America's Free Press

Author: Richard Kluger

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0393245470

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"Vivid storytelling built on exacting research." —Bill Keller, New York Times Book Review In 1735, struggling printer John Peter Zenger scandalized colonial New York by launching a small newspaper, the New-York Weekly Journal. The newspaper was assailed by the new British governor as corrupt and arrogant, and as being a direct challenge against the prevailing law that criminalized any criticism of the royal government. Zenger was thrown in jail for nine months before his landmark one-day trial on August 4, 1735, in which he was brilliantly defended by Andrew Hamilton. In Indelible Ink, Pulitzer Prize–winning social historian Richard Kluger has fashioned the first book-length narrative of the Zenger case, rendering with colorful detail its setting in old New York and the vibrant personalities of its leading participants, whose virtues and shortcomings are assessed with fresh scrutiny often at variance with earlier accounts.

A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger
A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger

Author: Paul Finkelman

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's

Published: 2010-02-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780312474430

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A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger is one of the most significant publications of colonial America and represents a major turning point in the history of freedom of the press and the political development of colonial America and the early republic. The book, published by Zenger in 1736, recounts his 1735 trial on charges of seditious libel and contains groundbreaking arguments by Zenger’s attorney, Andrew Hamilton. In this volume — which reprints the text of the Narrative as well as other contemporary documents, including excerpts from Zenger’s newspaper — Paul Finkelman provides a thorough and lively overview of the issues, events, and political intrigue surrounding the Zenger trial and offers a broad perspective on the trial’s long-term impact. Finkelman’s introduction and headnotes to the documents provide historical context and analysis, which make the documents accessible to students. Other useful pedagogical aids include a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography.