Political Attack Ads, Circa 1800

tater · 11-01-10, 09:25 PM

This looks interesting:
http://www.amazon.com/Dueling-Sword-.../dp/1581604580

TRhanks for the heads up on the dueling book, the other looks cool, too...

BTW, while the attacks were anonymous in most cases, some were likely written by the candidates (I know a few have been attributed to Jefferson, for example). The papers were shamelessly partisan, as well. They endorsed candidates, and smeared the opponents by all means possible.

11-01-10, 09:25 PM	#1
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	This looks interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Dueling-Sword-.../dp/1581604580 TRhanks for the heads up on the dueling book, the other looks cool, too... BTW, while the attacks were anonymous in most cases, some were likely written by the candidates (I know a few have been attributed to Jefferson, for example). The papers were shamelessly partisan, as well. They endorsed candidates, and smeared the opponents by all means possible.