The Printer's Trial

Download or read book The Printer's Trial written by Gail Jarrow and published by Calkins Creek Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a hot, crowded courtroom in colonial New York, on an August day in 1735, a jury found printer John Peter Zenger innocent of the charge of seditious libel against the British royal governor. The verdict established the political precedent for the right of people to criticize their government in print and helped shape the Bill of Rights more than fifty years later. Combining narrative with voices from primary sources, the book shows the conflict between characters that led to this momentous trial in American history.--From publisher description.