Empowering words: outsiders and authorship in early america
Auteur :
Weyler, Karen A.
Éditeur :
University of Georgia Press
ISBN :
9780820343242
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Standing outside elite circles, those who were marginalized by limitations on their freedom and their need to labor for a living had a unique grasp on the social nature of print and its power to influence public opinion. Empowering Words explores how broadsides, pamphlets, and newspapers garnered wide appeal in early America.