A historical case study of alternative news media and labor activism: The Dubuque leader 1935-1939

Journalism and Communication Monographs

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-343

  Tracy, James F ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84981534536     PISSN: 15226379     EISSN: 21614342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152263790700800401     Document Type: Article

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