Popular History and the Literary Marketplace, 1840-1920
(Part of the Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Series)
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Prior to the mid-nineteenth century, most Americans "heard" rather than "read" national history. They absorbed lessons from the past more readily by attending Patriots' Day orations and anniversary commemorations than by reading expensive, multivolume works of patrician historians. By the 1840s, however, innovations in publishing led to the marketing of inexpensive, mass-produced "popular" histories that had a profound influence...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558496254
ISBN13:9781558496255
Release Date:February 2008
Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press
Length:464 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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