This book provides a detailed account of the events surrounding the suppression of the True American newspaper in Lexington, Kentucky in August of 1845. Waters chronicles the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in the region, and the efforts of local vigilante groups to silence dissenting voices. Through the use of contemporary accounts and primary source documents, Waters provides readers with an inside look at a little known chapter in American history.

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