“Any historian searching for insight into the influences of early American newspapers on policy, the issues affecting the history and development of the American West, or simply the personality of such an imposing historical figure will find it in these pages.”—American Journalism
“A critically important contribution to academic library American Journalism History collections, and will prove of immense interest to both academia, journalism students, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the history of late 18th and early 19th century American journalism.”—Midwest Book Review
“An original work that combines scholarly acumen with shrewd analysis. It will become the ‘go to’ book for anyone interested in the role of the press in California history from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.”—Bill Issel, San Francisco State University, author of Church and State in the City: Catholics and Politics in Twentieth-Century San Francisco
“Avella’s research is first-rate. Certainly newspaper publishing has radically changed in the last decade, and it is fascinating to read what a single publisher could accomplish and the remarkable influence wielded by a newspaper when few alternatives existed.”—Gary F. Kurutz, California State Library Foundation, co-author of California Calls You: The Art of Promoting the Golden State
"Charles K. McClatchy and the Golden Era of American Journalism is a critically important contribution to academic library American Journalism History collections, and will prove of immense interest to both academia, journalism students, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the history of late 18th and early 19th century American journalism."—Willis M. Buhle, Midwest Book Review
