Description |
1 online resource (5 volumes) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
A history of the book in America ; volume 5 |
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History of the book in America ; v. 5.
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Contents |
v. 1. The colonial book in the Atlantic world -- v. 2. An extensive republic: print, culture, and society in the new nation, 1790-1840 -- v. 3. The industrial book, 1840-1880 -- v. 4. Print in motion: the expansion of publishing and reading in the United States, 1880-1940 -- v. 5. The enduring book: print culture in postwar America |
Summary |
V. 1. The colonial book in the Atlantic world: This book carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in America up to 1790. v. 2 An Extensive Republic: This volume documents the development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American republic. v. 3. The industrial book 1840-1880: This volume covers the creation, distribution, and uses of print and books in the mid-nineteenth century, when a truly national book trade emerged. v. 4. Print in Motion: In a period characterized by expanding markets, national consolidation, and social upheaval, print culture picked up momentum as the nineteenth century turned into the twentieth. v. 5. The Enduring Book: This volume addresses the economic, social, and cultural shifts affecting print culture from Word War II to the present |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Book industries and trade -- United States -- History -- 17th century
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Book industries and trade -- United States -- History -- 18th century
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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 17th century
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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 18th century
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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
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Book industries and trade
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Publishers and publishing
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Nord, David Paul, editor
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Rubin, Joan Shelley, 1947- editor.
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Schudson, Michael, editor
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American Antiquarian Society.
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ISBN |
9781469627212 |
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1469627213 |
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1469625830 |
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9781469625836 |
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