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Author Smith, Steven Carl, 1981- author.

Title An empire of print : the New York publishing trade in the early American republic / Steven Carl Smith.

Publication Info. University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 244 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series The Penn State series in the history of the book
Penn State series in the history of the book.
Summary "Traces the evolution of New York's publishing trade from the end of the American Revolution to the Age of Jackson. Explores the gradual development of local, regional, and national distribution networks in the early republic"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : the pertinent details -- Samuel Loudon and the building of the Empire State in print -- William Gordon, print culture, and the politics of history -- John Ward Fenno's bookshop politics -- Literary fairs and national ambitions -- Evert Duyckinck and the national book trade -- Afterword : print and memory in an age of change.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.
Publishers and publishing.
New York (State) -- New York.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Book industries and trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 18th century.
Book industries and trade.
Book industries and trade -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Chronological Term 1700-1899
Genre/Form History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Smith, Steven Carl, 1981- Empire of print. University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017] 9780271078519 (DLC) 2017006873 (OCoLC)964292172
ISBN 9780271079929 (electronic book)
0271079924 (electronic book)
9780271078519
0271078510
Report No. (Coutts)036998750