Common Cause

A Novel of the War in America

By:

Samuel , Hopkins Adams

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Common Cause tells the story of Jeremy Robson, publisher of an independent newspaper in the fictional Midwestern town of Fenchester. Fenchester was settled by German immigrants, and German-Americans dominate the town's economic and social elite. With the advent of World War I, Robson's pro-American stance and denunciations of German-American fealty to Germany lead local plutocrats to withhold advertising from his newspaper in order to drive him out of business. Ultimately, however, Robson's vision of an inclusive society prevails. Common Cause provides a nuanced look at the home-front atmosphere that existed in parts of the United States before and during the Great War, exploring themes of patriotism, jingoism, citizenship, and exclusion. An introduction and explanatory notes by John Maxwell Hamilton and Amy Solomon Whitehead provide context.

Author Biography:

Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871-1958) was an American muckraker and World War I propagandist. He wrote for the New York Sun, McClure's Magazine, and Collier's Weekly and authored dozens of books, including Revelry and Common Cause. John Maxwell Hamilton is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor at Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication and a Global Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is the author and editor of many books, including the award-winning Journalism's Roving Eye: A History of American Newsgathering Abroad. Amy Solomon Whitehead is a Baton Rouge based writer and communications consultant.

Release date Australia

July 1st, 2019

Author

Samuel , Hopkins Adams

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Potomac Books Inc

Pages

392

Publisher

Potomac Books Inc

ISBN-13

9781640120020

Product ID

28561360

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