Republic in print, the: print culture in the age of u.s. nation building, 1770-1870
Auteur :
Loughran, Trish
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231139083
Date de publication :
18 sept. 2007
Dimensions :
20,6 x 15,5 cm
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers a history of the early republic and its antebellum aftermath. Challenging the idea that print culture created a sense of national connection among different parts of the early American union, this book reveals the early republic as a series of local and regional reading publics with distinct political and geographical identities.