Record #:

20429

Author(s):

Ellen, John C., Jr.

Abstract:

In the decade prior to the Civil War, Piedmont and Mountain North Carolina newspapers were often a losing venture. Despite high subscription rates, newspaper publishers were forced to finance their endeavors in any means necessary to compete with Northern gazettes, delayed payment systems, and advertising scrambles.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 37 Issue 4, Oct 1960, p488-505, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Antebellum period, 1820-1961--Newspaper, Finance