{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-book-robert-a-gross-9781469621616","title":"A History of the Book in America: Volume 2: An Extensive Republic: Print, Culture, and Society in the New Nation, 1790-1840","description":"Volume Two of \u003ci\u003eA History of the Book in America\u003c\/i\u003e documents the development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Barnes, College of William and Mary\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia B. Barnhill, American Antiquarian Society\u003cbr\u003eJohn L. Brooke, The Ohio State University\u003cbr\u003eDona Brown, University of Vermont\u003cbr\u003eRichard D. Brown, University of Connecticut\u003cbr\u003eKenneth E. Carpenter, Harvard University Libraries\u003cbr\u003eScott E. Casper, University of Nevada, Reno\u003cbr\u003eMary Kupiec Cayton, Miami University\u003cbr\u003eJoanne Dobson, Brewster, New York\u003cbr\u003eJames N. Green, Library Company of Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003eDean Grodzins, Massachusetts Historical Society\u003cbr\u003eRobert A. Gross, University of Connecticut\u003cbr\u003eGrey Gundaker, College of William and Mary\u003cbr\u003eLeon Jackson, University of South Carolina\u003cbr\u003eRichard R. John, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003eMary Kelley, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003eJack Larkin, Clark University\u003cbr\u003eDavid Leverenz, University of Florida\u003cbr\u003eMeredith L. McGill, Rutgers University\u003cbr\u003eCharles Monaghan, Charlottesville, Virginia\u003cbr\u003eE. Jennifer Monaghan, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York\u003cbr\u003eGerald F. Moran, University of Michigan-Dearborn\u003cbr\u003eKaren Nipps, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003eDavid Paul Nord, Indiana University\u003cbr\u003eBarry O'Connell, Amherst College\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey L. Pasley, University of Missouri-Columbia\u003cbr\u003eWilliam S. Pretzer, Central Michigan University\u003cbr\u003eA. Gregg Roeber, Pennsylvania State University\u003cbr\u003eDavid S. Shields, University of South Carolina\u003cbr\u003eAndie Tucher, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003eMaris A. Vinovskis, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003eSandra A. Zagarell, Oberlin College \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert a. Gross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469621614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469621616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.58d","brand":"Robert a. Gross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980457115903,"sku":"9781469621616","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d178b226-fb10-45bb-a6bf-8a7de1f38839.jpg?v=1683250009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-the-book-robert-a-gross-9781469621616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}