| Book Reviews | The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 133.1

You have not been recognized as a subscriber to the Pennsylvania Magazine of History online. About 216 words from this article are provided below; about 477 words remain.

If you are an individual member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, you may:: • login here if you have already registered for online access.; • Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.
• Set up your online account for the first time.
If you are not a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, you can:: • join here.
• Purchase a research pass to gain two hour access to the entire History Cooperative web site. You will have full access to current issues of the Pennsylvania Magazine of History.
Instititutions can:: • Join the Society or subscribe to the journal and receive print and electronic issues.
• Activate your existing subscription so that we recognize your IP number ranges.

| Book Reviews | The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 133.1 | The History Cooperative

BOOK REVIEWS

Rising from the Wilderness: J. W. Gitt and His Legendary Newspaper, the Gazette and Daily of York, Pa. By Mary A. Hamilton. (York, PA: York County Heritage Trust, 2007, xvi, 342 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $29.95.)
For more than fifty years, the Gazette and Daily of York was one of the most remarkable and controversial newspapers ever published in Pennsylvania. Owned by Josiah William (J. W.) Gitt, the newspaper earned a reputation as an extremely liberal daily. Gitt transformed a struggling paper into a vehicle for his radical views, one that backed a Progressive Party candidate for president, questioned the cold war, and supported the civil rights movement.	1
In her exhaustively researched book, Mary A. Hamilton provides an insightful look at Gitt and his unusual newspaper. Hamilton, a retired professor of journalism and former staff member at the Gazette and Daily, uses Gitt's personal correspondence, interviews with former staff members, and the paper's archives to tell the curious story of how the unwavering liberal voice not only emerged, but managed to survive, in conservative York County. Some in the community labeled Gitt a "Communist" and called his publication a "nigger" paper. Yet, to others he was a voice of reason during a pivotal period in American history.	. . .

There are about 477 more words in this article. Please log in (or, if you are not yet an authorized user, please go to the User Setup page) to gain full access rights. Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.