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the New York publishing trade in the early American republic
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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Penn State series in the history of the book