“Before any state had been formed in the Northwest Territory, the area already had 13 newspapers. “By contrast, North Carolina, although more than a century older and with a population of nearly half a million, had only four newspapers.” –– From “Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815” by Gordon S. Wood […]
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Newspapers were slow to catch on in state
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged empire of liberty, gordon s wood, nc newspapers on January 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »