Download or read book William Parks Printer and Journalist of England and Colonial America written by Lawrence Counselman Wroth and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book William Parks written by A. Franklin Parks and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Parks: The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century is a cultural biography that traces the important early American printer and newspaper publisher&’s path from the rural provinces of England to London and then to colonial Maryland and Virginia. While incorporating much new biographical information, the book widens the lens to take in the print culture on both sides of the Atlantic&—as well as the societal pressures on printing and publishing in England and colonial America in the early to mid-eighteenth century, with the printer as a focal point. After a struggling start in England, William Parks became a critical figure for both Annapolis and Williamsburg. He provided the southern United States with its first newspapers as well as civic leadership, book printing and selling, paper, and even postal services. Despite Jefferson&’s later dismissal of his Williamsburg newspaper as simply a governmental organ, Parks often pushed the limits of what was expected of a public printer, occasionally getting into trouble and confronting the kind of control and censorship that would eventually make evident the need for press freedoms in the new republic. It has often been asserted that, had Parks not died unexpectedly and relatively young, his reputation would have rivaled that of Franklin as a printer, entrepreneur, and man of affairs.
Download or read book A History of Printing in the United States written by Douglas Crawford McMurtrie and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Colonial Printer written by Lawrence C. Wroth and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated study explores every aspect of the American printer and his craft from 1639 to 1800.
Download or read book Inland Printer American Lithographer written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 1250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Printer in Eighteenth Century Williamsburg written by Parke Rouse and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'The Printer in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg', Parke Rouse delves into the history of printing in colonial Virginia, focusing specifically on the bustling town of Williamsburg. Rouse's detailed account of the challenges and triumphs of printers during this time sheds light on the importance of the printed word in shaping public opinion and political discourse. With a blend of historical facts and engaging narrative, Rouse captures the essence of the printing industry in a rapidly changing society. His storytelling is both informative and entertaining, making this book a valuable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts alike. Rouse's exploration of the world of eighteenth-century printing provides a unique perspective on the intersection of technology, communication, and culture during this pivotal period in American history. Through his meticulous research and captivating writing style, Rouse brings to life the printers whose work played a crucial role in shaping the emerging American identity.
Download or read book A History of the Book in America Volume 1 The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World written by Hugh Amory and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of A History of the Book in America, The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World, encompasses the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It is organized around three major themes: the persisting colonial relationship between European settlements and the Old World; the gradual emergence of a pluralistic book trade that differentiated printers from booksellers; and the transition from a 'culture of the Word', organized around an understanding of print as a vehicle of the sacred, to the culture of republicanism, epitomized by Benjamin Franklin, and culminating in the uses of print during the Revolutionary era. The volume will also describe nascent forms of literary and learned culture (including the circulation of manuscripts), literacy and censorship, orality, and the efforts by Europeans to introduce written literary to Native Americans and African Americans.
Download or read book A History of Virginia Literature written by Kevin J. Hayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This History explores the development of literary culture in Virginia from the founding of Jamestown to the twenty-first century.
Download or read book The William Parks Paper Mill at Williamsburg written by Rutherfoord Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment written by Mark G. Spencer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 1257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Americans The Colonial Experience written by Daniel J. Boorstin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Bancroft Prize In this brilliantly original book, written for the general reader, the American past becomes richly meaningful to the present.
Download or read book The First Great Awakening in Colonial American Newspapers written by Lisa Smith and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Reporting the awakening -- Regional paper wars -- Whitefield, Tennent, and Davenport : newsmakers of the awakening -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : methodology -- Appendix 2 : table of individual newspaper reporting on the revival.
Download or read book A History of the Book in America written by Hugh Amory and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in America up to 1790. Three major themes run through the volume: the persisting connections between the book trade in the Old World and the New, evidenced in modes of intellectual and cultural exchange and the dominance of imported, chiefly English books; the gradual emergence of a competitive book trade in which newspapers were the largest form of production; and the institution of a "culture of the Word," organized around an essentially theological understanding of print, authorship, and reading, complemented by other frameworks of meaning that included the culture of republicanism. The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World also traces the histories of literary and learned culture, censorship and "freedom of the press," and literacy and orality. Contributors: Hugh Amory Ross W. Beales, The College of the Holy Cross John Bidwell, Princeton University Library Richard D. Brown, University of Connecticut Charles E. Clark, University of New Hampshire James N. Green, Library Company of Philadelphia David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School Russell L. Martin, Southern Methodist University E. Jennifer Monaghan, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York James Raven, University of Essex Elizabeth Carroll Reilly, Hardwick, Massachusetts A. Gregg Roeber, Pennsylvania State University David S. Shields, University of South Carolina Calhoun Winton, University of Maryland
Download or read book London Booksellers and American Customers written by James Raven and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1994, James Raven encountered a letterbook from the Charleston Library Society detailing the ordering, processing, and shipping of texts from London booksellers to their American customers. The 120 letters, covering the period 1758-1811, provided unique material for understanding the business of London booksellers (for whom very little correspondence has survived) and Raven decided to publish an annotated edition of the letters. The letterbook, reproduced in its entirety, forms an appendix to the present volume, but Raven's study has blossomed from a relatively narrow examination of booksellers and their customers to a larger exploration of the role of books and institutions such as the Library Society in the formation of elite cultural identity on the fringes of empire. As a result, this meticulously researched book has much to offer scholars of gentry culture and community in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic world as well as historians of the book--Publisher's Description.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment written by Mark G. Spencer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 1257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first reference work on one of the key subjects in American history, filling an important gap in the literature, with over 500 original essays.
Download or read book Pioneer Imprints from Fifty States written by Roger J. Trienens and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pioneer Imprints from Fifty States" is a historical account of the first printed documents in the United States. The book provides descriptions of the first printed documents, including broadsides, newspapers, individual laws, almanacs, primers, and longer works, and gives a brief statement about the origin of every item.
Download or read book The Cultural Life of the American Colonies written by Louis B. Wright and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607–1763) offers authoritative views on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, music, architecture, and much more. 33 black-and-white illustrations.
