A Colonial Southern Bookshelf
A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on religious topics; and belles lettr...
Na minha lista:
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Publicado em: |
University of Georgia Press
2023
|
| Assuntos: | |
| Acesso em linha: | ONIX_20231005_9780820359748_177 |
| Tags: |
Sem tags, seja o primeiro a adicionar uma tag!
|
| _version_ | 1869526811257339904 |
|---|---|
| author | Kerrison, Catherine |
| author_browse | Kerrison, Catherine |
| author_facet | Kerrison, Catherine |
| author_sort | Kerrison, Catherine |
| collection | Directory of Open Access Books |
| description | A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on religious topics; and belles lettres. His examination of the colonial southern library suggests many revealing conclusions: persons of many social and economic levels owned and read books; literacy was more widespread than many historians have perceived; the vast majority of the books in southern libraries were published in England and Europe; and colonial newspapers constituted an important influence on cultural tastes. A Colonial Southern Bookshelf takes a historical look at the popular reading lists of the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| format | Online |
| id | doab-20.500.12854ir-114392 |
| institution | Directory of Open Access Books |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publishDateRange | 2023 |
| publishDateSort | 2023 |
| publisher | University of Georgia Press |
| publisherStr | University of Georgia Press |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1143922024-04-02T22:12:21Z A Colonial Southern Bookshelf Kerrison, Catherine History American Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on religious topics; and belles lettres. His examination of the colonial southern library suggests many revealing conclusions: persons of many social and economic levels owned and read books; literacy was more widespread than many historians have perceived; the vast majority of the books in southern libraries were published in England and Europe; and colonial newspapers constituted an important influence on cultural tastes. A Colonial Southern Bookshelf takes a historical look at the popular reading lists of the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 2023-10-05T10:04:48Z 2023-10-05T10:04:48Z 1979 book ONIX_20231005_9780820359748_177 9780820359748 9780820359762 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/114392 eng Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv21d62g5 University of Georgia Press 10.2307/j.ctv21d62g5 10.2307/j.ctv21d62g5 ca7e0087-ac77-4f34-b240-1867a07d79e2 9780820359748 9780820359762 open access |
| spellingShingle | History American Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas Kerrison, Catherine A Colonial Southern Bookshelf |
| title | A Colonial Southern Bookshelf |
| title_full | A Colonial Southern Bookshelf |
| title_fullStr | A Colonial Southern Bookshelf |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Colonial Southern Bookshelf |
| title_short | A Colonial Southern Bookshelf |
| title_sort | colonial southern bookshelf |
| topic | History American Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas |
| topic_facet | History American Studies thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas |
| url | ONIX_20231005_9780820359748_177 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kerrisoncatherine acolonialsouthernbookshelf AT kerrisoncatherine colonialsouthernbookshelf |