Project Gutenberg 2017-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 194 Buranelli, Vincent 1919 2012 Buranelli, Vincent John Buranelli, Vincent J. 57006370 The Trial of Peter Zenger Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Trial of Peter Zenger" by Vincent Buranelli is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book details the significant trial of John Peter Zenger, a printer accused of seditious libel against the colonial Governor of New York, William Cosby. This landmark case represents a pivotal moment in the fight for freedom of the press in colonial America and highlights the fundamental principles surrounding journalism and governmental power. The beginning of the work introduces the context surrounding Zenger's trial, establishing the tensions in colonial New York between Governor Cosby and his political opponents, notably the Popular Party led by figures like James Alexander. Zenger, who was running the oppositional newspaper, the "New York Weekly Journal", finds himself imprisoned for publishing articles critical of Cosby's administration. The opening gives readers a glimpse into the political landscape of the time, the conflicts between elite families, and the emergence of a bold press willing to challenge authority, setting the stage for the dramatic courtroom battles that would defend the right to free speech and establish a precedent for future legal cases in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en New York weekly journal Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746 KF Text Category: History - American Category: Law & Criminology Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 370479 2025-06-22T04:46:29.165552 text/html 335219 2024-10-23T02:10:27 text/html 409595 2025-06-22T04:46:38.046523 application/epub+zip 418016 2025-06-22T04:46:31.841563 application/epub+zip 193359 2025-06-22T04:46:30.542547 application/epub+zip 542029 2025-06-22T04:46:42.181548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496876 2025-06-22T04:46:36.594536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272570 2022-09-25T00:08:16.767228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304580 2025-06-22T04:46:28.039614 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 284825 2024-10-23T02:10:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16317 2025-06-22T04:46:42.331482 application/rdf+xml 15127 2025-06-22T04:46:30.666540 image/jpeg 2720 2025-06-22T04:46:30.605539 image/jpeg 373429 2025-06-22T04:46:29.202590 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog