Daniel S. Margolies
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813124179
- eISBN:
- 9780813134970
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813124179.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Political History
Henry Watterson (1840–1921), editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal from the 1860s through World War I, was one of the most important and widely read newspaper editors in American history. An ...
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Henry Watterson (1840–1921), editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal from the 1860s through World War I, was one of the most important and widely read newspaper editors in American history. An influential New South supporter of sectional reconciliation and economic development, Watterson was also the nation's premier advocate of free trade and globalization. Watterson's vision of a prosperous and independent South within an expanding American empire was unique among prominent Southerners and Democrats. He helped articulate the bipartisan embrace of globalization that accompanied America's rise to unmatched prosperity and world power. This book restores Watterson to his place at the heart of late nineteenth-century southern and American history by combining biographical narrative with an evaluation of Watterson's unique involvement in the politics of free trade and globalization.Less
Henry Watterson (1840–1921), editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal from the 1860s through World War I, was one of the most important and widely read newspaper editors in American history. An influential New South supporter of sectional reconciliation and economic development, Watterson was also the nation's premier advocate of free trade and globalization. Watterson's vision of a prosperous and independent South within an expanding American empire was unique among prominent Southerners and Democrats. He helped articulate the bipartisan embrace of globalization that accompanied America's rise to unmatched prosperity and world power. This book restores Watterson to his place at the heart of late nineteenth-century southern and American history by combining biographical narrative with an evaluation of Watterson's unique involvement in the politics of free trade and globalization.
Daniel S. Margolies
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813124179
- eISBN:
- 9780813134970
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813124179.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, Political History
This introductory chapter discusses Henry Watterson, who was also known as “Marse Henry”. He was the legendary editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and served as a central voice of New South ...
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This introductory chapter discusses Henry Watterson, who was also known as “Marse Henry”. He was the legendary editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and served as a central voice of New South iconoclasm from the Civil War through the Great War. The discussion highlights several of Watterson's achievements, recognition, and works. It also presents several editorial photos that depicted Watterson.Less
This introductory chapter discusses Henry Watterson, who was also known as “Marse Henry”. He was the legendary editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and served as a central voice of New South iconoclasm from the Civil War through the Great War. The discussion highlights several of Watterson's achievements, recognition, and works. It also presents several editorial photos that depicted Watterson.
Berry Craig
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780813174594
- eISBN:
- 9780813174846
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813174594.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, American History: Civil War
Kentucky became intensely pro-Southern after the war, a fact reflected in the rise of the old Confederate press. Some of the papers did not survive the conflict, but many did. Haldeman returned to ...
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Kentucky became intensely pro-Southern after the war, a fact reflected in the rise of the old Confederate press. Some of the papers did not survive the conflict, but many did. Haldeman returned to Louisville and restarted the Courier, which soon had a greater circulation than both the Journal and the Democrat. In 1868 he bought out his rivals. The new paper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, was Democratic and relatively moderate. Its editor was the storied Henry Watterson, a former Confederate soldier and journalist. The Yeoman was back in business, too. Ironically, though, the Statesman’s new owners turned the paper Republican. Other secessionist organs such as the Covington Journal,Cynthiana News,Hickman Courier, and Paducah Herald resumed publication as conservative Democratic organs. Whereas the rebel editors and publishers had represented the minority opinion during the war, they found themselves in step with most Kentuckians afterward. Yet the question remains: was the Lincoln administration justified in suppressing hostile newspapers?Less
Kentucky became intensely pro-Southern after the war, a fact reflected in the rise of the old Confederate press. Some of the papers did not survive the conflict, but many did. Haldeman returned to Louisville and restarted the Courier, which soon had a greater circulation than both the Journal and the Democrat. In 1868 he bought out his rivals. The new paper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, was Democratic and relatively moderate. Its editor was the storied Henry Watterson, a former Confederate soldier and journalist. The Yeoman was back in business, too. Ironically, though, the Statesman’s new owners turned the paper Republican. Other secessionist organs such as the Covington Journal,Cynthiana News,Hickman Courier, and Paducah Herald resumed publication as conservative Democratic organs. Whereas the rebel editors and publishers had represented the minority opinion during the war, they found themselves in step with most Kentuckians afterward. Yet the question remains: was the Lincoln administration justified in suppressing hostile newspapers?
Joseph A. Fry
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780813161044
- eISBN:
- 9780813165486
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
- DOI:
- 10.5810/kentucky/9780813161044.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, Political History
During 1965 and 1966, President Johnson made the decision for major US aerial and ground combat in Vietnam. Russell and Fulbright facilitated LBJ’s determination to minimize congressional and public ...
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During 1965 and 1966, President Johnson made the decision for major US aerial and ground combat in Vietnam. Russell and Fulbright facilitated LBJ’s determination to minimize congressional and public debate on these decisions during 1965, and the South provided the president’s most dependable congressional and public support for the war. However, by late 1965 Fulbright, Gore, and Cooper had emerged as leading critics of the conflict; and in early 1966, Fulbright chaired the televised Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearings that constituted the first true public debate over US involvement in Vietnam. In addition to examining these developments, this chapter presents editorial opinions from major southern papers and the responses of the southern public to the war (via Gallup polling and constituent correspondence) and highlights the experience of Frazier T. Woolard, a small-town, antiwar North Carolina attorney.Less
During 1965 and 1966, President Johnson made the decision for major US aerial and ground combat in Vietnam. Russell and Fulbright facilitated LBJ’s determination to minimize congressional and public debate on these decisions during 1965, and the South provided the president’s most dependable congressional and public support for the war. However, by late 1965 Fulbright, Gore, and Cooper had emerged as leading critics of the conflict; and in early 1966, Fulbright chaired the televised Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) hearings that constituted the first true public debate over US involvement in Vietnam. In addition to examining these developments, this chapter presents editorial opinions from major southern papers and the responses of the southern public to the war (via Gallup polling and constituent correspondence) and highlights the experience of Frazier T. Woolard, a small-town, antiwar North Carolina attorney.
