{"product_id":"a-colonial-southern-bookshelf-richard-davis-9780820359755","title":"A Colonial Southern Bookshelf: Reading in the Eighteenth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Colonial Southern Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eA Colonial Southern Bookshelf \u003c\/i\u003etakes a historical look at the popular reading lists of the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820359750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820359755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441363038463,"sku":"9780820359755","price":126.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65e8a4c3-95a0-4be8-b773-3076326abee2.jpg?v=1777190416","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-colonial-southern-bookshelf-richard-davis-9780820359755","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}