An extensive republic : print, culture, and society in the new nation, 1790-1840 / edited by Robert A. Gross and Mary Kelley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gross, Robert A., 1945-

Kelley, Mary, 1943-

Series:

History of the book in America ; v. 2.

A history of the book in America ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book industries and trade--United States--History--19th century.

Book industries and trade.

Publishers and publishing--United States--History--19th century.

Publishers and publishing.

Books and reading--United States--History--19th century.

Books and reading.

Printing--Social aspects.

History.

Printing.

United States.

Printing--Social aspects--United States--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xix, 697 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : Published in association with the American Antiquarian Society by the University of North Carolina Press, [2010]

Contents:

The revolution's legacy for the history of the book / Richard D. Brown

The book trades in the new nation / James N. Green ... [et al.]

Government and law / John L. Brooke ... [et al.]

Benevolent books : printing, religion, and reform / David Paul Nord

The learned world / David S. Shields

Libraries and schools / Kenneth E. Carpenter ... [et al.]

Men writing in the early republic / David Leverenz

Women writing in the early republic / Joanne Dobson and Sandra A. Zagarell

Periodical press : newspapers, magazines, and reviews / Andie Tucher ... [et al.]

Word and image / Georgia B. Barnhill ... [et al.]

Making communities in print / A. Gregg Roeber, Grey Gundaker, Barry F. O'Connell

Reading for an extensive republic / Robert A. Gross.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807833391

0807833398

OCLC:

495597235