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Edwin Lawrence Godkin (2 October 1831 – 21 May 1902) was an American journalist and newspaper editor. He founded The Nation and was the editor-in-chief of the New York Evening Post from 1883 to 1899.
May 18, 2016 · Born in the picturesque Georgian hamlet of Moyne, Co Wicklow, in October 1831, Godkin was educated at private schools in Yorkshire and Belfast. He later accepted a scholarship to what was then...
Godkin was the Post’s editor in chief from 1883 until his retirement in 1900. Independent, acerbic, and elitist, Godkin avoided appealing to the tastes and sensationalism exploited in the yellow journalism of his era. His influence was immense.
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In a private letter written from Paris, he said, “ American ideals were the intellectual food of my youth, and to see America converted into a senseless, Old-World conqueror,...
Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902 Publisher New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co., ltd. Collection americana Book from the collections of University of California Language English Volume 2 Item Size 75.4M
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Jun 27, 2018 · The British-born American journalist Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1831-1902) edited the Nation, a politically influential weekly magazine. Edwin Lawrence Godkin was born in Ireland, the son of English parents.
