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Book Synopsis"A rich resource for readers interested in the study of American culture."--'South Atlantic Review. '"The essays are noteworthy in their own right, and the collection overall is unified and coherent...'Reading in America' shows a field in its early stages that is attracting a group of extremely talented scholars."--'Journal of American History.
Trade ReviewThis engaging collection of essays, offering in their various ways a history of books and reading in the United States from colonial times to the present, will appeal to all students of American A rich resource for readers interested in the study of American culture. South Atlantic Review. The essays are noteworthy in their own right, and the collection overall is unified and coherent... Reading in America shows a field in its early stages that is attracting a group of extremely talented scholars. Journal of American History A rich resource for readers interested in the study of American culture South Atlantic Review
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. What is the History of Books?
Chapter 2. Literacy Instruction and Gender in Colonial New England
Chapter 3. Chapbooks in America
Chapter 4. A Republican Literature
Chapter 5. The World in Black and White
Chapter 6. The Life and Times of Charlotte Temple
Chapter 7. Antebellum Reading and the Ironies of Technological Innovation
Chapter 8. Sense and Sensibility
Chapter 9. Reflections on the Changing Publishing Objectives of Secular Black Book Publishers, 1900—1986
Chapter 10. Becoming Noncanonical
Chapter 11. The Book-of-the-Month Club and the General Reader
Chapter 12. Literacy and Mass Media
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