Transoceanic Radical: William Duane

William Duane is most famous as the editor of "The Aurora", the Philadelphia-based paper which vigorously supported Thomas Jefferson in his 1800 presidential election campaign. Based on archival research, this biography of Duane studies his American career in light of his formative years in Ireland, England and India. Introduction; Chapter 1 Origins; Chapter 2 The 'Great Gulf of All Undone Beings'; Chapter 3 The Bengal Journal; Chapter 4 An Indian World; Chapter 5 'Tribe of Editors': Censorship and the Indian Press, 1780'”99; Chapter 6 London Interlude; Chapter 7 Mythical Homeland Made; Chapter 8 Jeffersonian Victory; Chapter 9 Towards 1812; Chapter 10 The Later Years: 1815'”35; conclusion Conclusion;