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Book SynopsisVivid storytelling built on exacting research. Bill Keller, New York Times Book Review
Trade Review"Beneath WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden, beneath the whole modern concept of a free press, lies the trial of a German-American printer in colonial New York. Richard Kluger’s account of the Zenger trial is thoughtful, scrupulously detailed, and utterly relevant." -- Russell Shorto, author of Revolution Song
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Indelible Ink is a triumph…a new and very compelling take on the Zenger case. I found myself glued to Kluger’s book and much in agreement with his findings, and he has written it all wonderfully well." -- Stanley N. Katz, author of Newcastle’s New York: Anglo-American Politics, 1723–53 and director of Princeton University’s Center for Art and Cultural Studies
"We’ve heard of the Salem witch trials. This is the trial from the 1700s you have not heard about. Mega-trial. Think Hamilton meets John Grisham. We have a 1st amendment and we got into the American Revolution because of the explosive things that happened in this book." -- Brad Thor - The Today Show
"Thoroughly engaging…packed with drama…[I]t stands as a cautionary tale of what might happen if we let history repeat itself." -- Amy Brady - Los Angeles Review of Books
"Lively, detailed…the most thoughtful, comprehensive and well-researched study of the 1735 criminal trial in New York City of newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger on charges of seditious libel." -- M. Kelly Tillery - The Philadelphia Lawyer
"Comprehensive." -- Richard Tofel - ProPublica
"Timely…well-written and thoroughly researched." -- James Srodes - Washington Times
"An outstanding book." -- American Journalism
