The Printer's Trial: The Case of John Peter Zenger and the Fight for a Free Press
Author: Jarrow, Gail
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.9
Points
3.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
17710
Points per Word
0.000169
Page Count
102
Points per Page
0.029412
Description
This book chronicles the events surrounding John Peter Zenger's 1735 arrest and trial for seditious libel against the British royal governor and explains how the case laid the groundwork for America's freedom of the press.