A Colonial Southern Bookshelf : Reading in the Eighteenth Century / Richard Davis, Catherine Kerrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Richard Beale, author.

Kerrison, Catherine, 1953- author of foreword.

Series:

Georgia Open History Library

Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures ; no. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual life.

Books and reading.

Books and reading--Southern States--History--18th century.

Southern States.

Southern States--Intellectual life--To 1775.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource xvi, 140 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University of Georgia Press 1979

University of Georgia Press, Athens : 2021.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on religious topics; and belles lettres. His examination of the colonial southern library suggests many revealing conclusions: persons of many social and economic levels owned and read books; literacy was more widespread than many historians have perceived; the vast majority of the books in southern libraries were published in England and Europe; and colonial newspapers constituted an important influence on cultural tastes. A Colonial Southern Bookshelf takes a historical look at the popular reading lists of the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Contents / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Foreword To The Reissue / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Foreword / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Introduction / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

History, Politics, And Law / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Religion / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Belles Lettres / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Conclusion / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Index / Richard Beale Davis, Catherine Kerrison

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-8203-5974-2

OCLC:

1267411152