{"product_id":"charles-brockden-brown-and-the-michael-cody-9780786417841","title":"Charles Brockden Brown and the Literary Magazine: Cultural Journalism in the Early American Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e From 1803 to 1807, Charles Brockden Brown served as editor and chief contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLiterary Magazine, and American Register\u003c\/i\u003e, a popular Philadelphia miscellany. His position allowed him to observe and comment upon life in the United States and transatlantic world during the nineteenth century's first decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book considers how Brown's \u003ci\u003eLiterary Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e contributed to the development of cultural cohesiveness and political stability in the young United States. It explores the intellectual and cultural setting in which this Philadelphia miscellany was published, the political writing that appears in what Brown claimed was a politically neutral venue, and the social and cultural criticism that attempts to guide the development of the American character. During his twenty years as an author, he participated in disseminating texts of cultural and literary worth. Brown's essays and reviews assisted in the establishment of reading habits in America and influenced the public reception of the early American press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Cody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786417846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786417841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.06w x 0.51d","brand":"Michael Cody","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483681042687,"sku":"9780786417841","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c780c889-a063-4b24-ac70-330c3273d915.jpg?v=1778039969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charles-brockden-brown-and-the-michael-cody-9780786417841","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}