Indelible Ink: The Trials of John Peter Zenger and the Birth of Americas Free Press

He lives near San Francisco. . Richard Kluger won the Pulitzer Prize for Ashes to Ashes, a searing history of the cigarette industry, and was a two-time National Book Award finalist (for Simple Justice and The Paper)

"Indelible Ink" Makes an Indelible Impression. A fascinating history of the trial of John Peter Zenger, who is popularly credited with giving real meaning to our American freedom of the press. It is carefully researched, written as a political, historical page turner! Kluger is thorough, but even better, is a wonderful story teller. The history of what happened in New York colony between the time that the Brits took over from the Dutch and the time that the Revolution came along is an extraordinary (and long-ignored) part of how we came to b. "Revolutionary New York & New Jersey" according to Amazon Customer. Richard Kluger's thoughtful new book on the John Peter Zenger trial and the fight for a free press is far more than a book about the trial itself and provides a fascinating history of the politics and machinations that were creating the foundations for the American Revolution.It's an excellent read.. Very Timely Stuart L. Klein Started this book a couple of months ago and as Trump and Spicer have come to the forefront of attempting to censure the news daily with alternative facts this book shows the fortitude of our forefathers in standing up to the governing parties. Now Trump has threatened The NY Times with libel for printing the truth. What a sad world we live in.

A book of American history for all, but lawyers and journalists will especially appreciate it.” - Kirkus Reviews“Beneath WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden, beneath the whole modern concept of a free press, lies the trial of a German-American printer in colonial New York. The much-needed prologue to today’s headlines.” - Starred Review, Booklist“Kluger raises important questions still resonating today….This thought-provoking account deserves to be re

Zenger faced a jury on August 4, 1735, in a proceeding matched in importance during the colonial period only by the Salem Witch Trials.In Indelible Ink, acclaimed social historian Richard Kluger re-creates in rich detail this dramatic clash of powerful antagonists that marked the beginning of press freedom in America. Here is an enduring lesson that resounds to this day on the vital importance of free public expression as the underpinning of democracy. “Vivid storytelling built on exacting research.”Bill Keller, New York Times Book ReviewThe liberty of ex