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BL
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636417
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| Main Entry
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Eldridge, Larry D.
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| Title & Author
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A distant heritage : : the growth of free speech in early America /\ Larry D. Eldridge.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: New York University Press,, c1994.
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xv, 198 p. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0814721923 (acid-free paper)
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: 9780814721926 (acid-free paper)
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: 0814721958
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: 9780814721957
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| Notes
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Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Vanderbilt University, 1990.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-194) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Leaving the Shadow -- 1. The Boundaries of Colonial Speech -- 2. Seditious Speech Law -- 3. The Nature of the Words -- 4. Between the Millstones -- 5. Sanctions in Decline -- 6. A Growing Leniency -- 7. Fruits of Circumstance.
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| Subject
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Freedom of speech-- United States-- History-- 17th century.
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| LC Classification
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KF4772.E39 1994
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