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Book Catalogue of Books in the Library of Williams College  Williamstown

Download or read book Catalogue of Books in the Library of Williams College Williamstown written by Williams College. Library and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Occasional Papers

Download or read book Occasional Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Transactions of the Albany Institute

Download or read book Transactions of the Albany Institute written by Albany Institute and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Extensive Republic

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  • Author : Robert A. Gross
  • Publisher : UNC Press Books
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 0807833398
  • Pages : 721 pages

Download or read book An Extensive Republic written by Robert A. Gross and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This impressive collaborative effort by two dozen leading authorities in the field will be essential reading for any serious student of the history of American publishing and print culture during one of its most crucially transformative periods." Lawrence Buell, Harvard University "A magnificent achievement. Brilliant editing and graceful writing shatter many old assumptions about the world of the Founders. Linking intellectual history with politics, social change, and the distinctive experiences of women, African Americans and Indians, An Extensive Republic is the rare reference book that is also a mesmerizing read." Linda K. Kerber, author of No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship "This volume provides a fascinating revisionist history of the United States through its focus on what was printed, how the economy of the book trades worked, who was reading, and what role reading came to assume in all sorts of people's lives. Editors Gross and Kelley make a strong team, and the contributors represent an array of disciplines suitable to the equally wide range of printed material in the United States between 1790 and 1840." Patricia Crain, New York University Volume 2 of A History of the Book in America documents the development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American republic. Between 1790 and 1840 printing and publishing expanded, and literate publics provided a ready market for novels, almanacs, newspapers, tracts, and periodicals. Government, business, and reform drove the dissemination of print. Through laws and subsidies, state and federal authorities promoted an informed citizenry. Entrepreneurs responded to rising demand by investing in new technologies and altering the conduct of publishing. Voluntary societies launched libraries, lyceums, and schools, and relied on print to spread religion, redeem morals, and advance benevolent goals. Out of all this ferment emerged new and diverse communities of citizens linked together in a decentralized print culture where citizenship meant literacy and print meant power. Yet in a diverse and far-flung nation, regional differences persisted, and older forms of oral and handwritten communication offered alternatives to print. The early republic was a world of mixed media.

Book A History of the Book in America  5 volume Omnibus E book

Download or read book A History of the Book in America 5 volume Omnibus E book written by David D. Hall and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 4704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five volumes in A History of the Book in America offer a sweeping chronicle of our country's print production and culture from colonial times to the end of the twentieth century. This interdisciplinary, collaborative work of scholarship examines the book trades as they have developed and spread throughout the United States; provides a history of U.S. literary cultures; investigates the practice of reading and, more broadly, the uses of literacy; and links literary culture with larger themes in American history. Now available for the first time, this complete Omnibus ebook contains all 5 volumes of this landmark work. Volume 1 The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World Edited by Hugh Amory and David D. Hall 664 pp., 51 illus. Volume 2 An Extensive Republic: Print, Culture, and Society in the New Nation, 1790-1840 Edited by Robert A. Gross and Mary Kelley 712 pp., 66 illus. Volume 3 The Industrial Book, 1840-1880 Edited by Scott E. Casper, Jeffrey D. Groves, Stephen W. Nissenbaum, and Michael Winship 560 pp., 43 illus. Volume 4 Print in Motion: The Expansion of Publishing and Reading in the United States, 1880-1940 Edited by Carl F. Kaestle and Janice A. Radway 688 pp., 74 illus. Volume 5 The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America Edited by David Paul Nord, Joan Shelley Rubin, and Michael Schudson 632 pp., 95 illus.

Book Catalogue of Books in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society

Download or read book Catalogue of Books in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society written by American Antiquarian Society. Library and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection includes about 8,000 vols. donated by Isaiah Thomas, founder of the Society. The catalogue is "almost wholly the work of the late lamented librarian, Christopher C. Baldwin ... completed and brought up to the present date by ... Maturin L. Fisher."

Book Catalogue of books in the library of the American antiquarian society

Download or read book Catalogue of books in the library of the American antiquarian society written by American antiquarian society and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Library Book Catalogues  1801 1875

Download or read book American Library Book Catalogues 1801 1875 written by Robert Singerman and published by University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library & Information Science. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Horace Holley

Download or read book Horace Holley written by James P. Cousins and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outspoken New England urbanite Horace Holley (1781--1827) was an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania University -- the first college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. Many Kentuckians doubted his leadership abilities, some questioned his Unitarian beliefs, and others simply found him arrogant and elitist. Nevertheless, Holley ushered in a period of sustained educational and cultural growth at Transylvania, and the university received national attention for its scientifically progressive and liberal curriculum. The resulting influx of wealthy students and celebrated faculty -- including Constantine Samuel Rafinesque -- lent Lexington, Kentucky, a distinguished atmosphere and gave rise to the city's image as the "Athens of the West." In this definitive biography, James P. Cousins offers fresh perspectives on a seminal yet controversial figure in American religious history and educational life. The son of a prosperous New England merchant family, Holley studied at Yale University before serving as a minister. He achieved national acclaim as an intellectual and self-appointed critic of higher education before accepting the position at Transylvania. His clashes with political and community leaders, however, ultimately led him to resign in 1827, and his untimely death later that year cut short a promising career. Drawing upon a wealth of previously used and newly uncovered primary sources, Cousins analyzes the profound influence of westward expansion on social progress and education that transpired during Holley's tenure. This engaging book not only illuminates the life and work of an important yet overlooked figure, but makes a valuable contribution to the history of education in the early American Republic.

Book Bibliotheca Americana

Download or read book Bibliotheca Americana written by Maggs Bros and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Co  perative Bulletin of the Providence Libraries

Download or read book Co perative Bulletin of the Providence Libraries written by Joseph Le Roy Harrison and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Printed Book Catalogue in American Libraries  1723 1900

Download or read book The Printed Book Catalogue in American Libraries 1723 1900 written by Jim Ranz and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1964 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Widener Library Shelflist  Bibliography and bibliography periodicals

Download or read book Widener Library Shelflist Bibliography and bibliography periodicals written by Harvard University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: