World War I Primary Documents on Events from 1914 to 1919
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Ross F. Collins is Associate Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University, Fargo. He edited The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting, Volume 5: World War I (Greenwood Press 2005), and has published numerous scholarly articles on aspects of World War I, French journalism, and American frontier journalism. A former journalist and photographer, Collins has contributed more than 800 articles and photographs to a wide variety of non-academic publications. He has a Ph.D. in journalism history from the University of Cambridge, and is treasurer of the American Journalism Historians Association.
"Collins, Associate Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University, Fargo, has made a fine addition to the Greenwood Press Debating Historical Issues in the Media of the Time Series with World War I: Primary Documents on Events from 1914 to 1919...This work is recommended." - <i>ARBA</i>
Primary documents from the World War I era bring to life the causes, events and consequences of those tumultuous and violent years. Varied perspectives provide a valuable overview of the many and often complicated reactions by Americans to Pre-war European politics, Archduke Ferdinand's assassination, the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine, the major battles fought, and of the eventual and controversial entry into the war by the United States, among others. Will be a valued resource for researchers seeking to tap into contemporary attitudes toward events long gone.
Primary documents from the World War I era bring to life the causes, events and consequences of those tumultuous and violent years.
Each volume in this series looks at a historical era in U.S. history through an examination of the coverage of the key events of the day in the media. Thirty to forty selected events and numerous excerpts from sources such as newspapers, magazines, broadsides, and pamphlets will provide readers with the opinions of the day in the actual words of the opinion-makers. Each volume will feature:
- An extensive overview essay on the era
- A capsule description of the event and its historical and political context
- Numerous primary document excerpts expressing a variety of viewpoints, showing the complexity and contentiousness of the issues
- Illustrations enhancing the reader's understanding of events.
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Ross F. Collins is Associate Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University, Fargo. He edited The Greenwood Library of American War Reporting, Volume 5: World War I (Greenwood Press 2005), and has published numerous scholarly articles on aspects of World War I, French journalism, and American frontier journalism. A former journalist and photographer, Collins has contributed more than 800 articles and photographs to a wide variety of non-academic publications. He has a Ph.D. in journalism history from the University of Cambridge, and is treasurer of the American Journalism Historians Association.