An empire of print : 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Steven Carl, 1981- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2017]
Series:	Penn State series in the history of the book.
Subjects:	Publishers and publishing > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century. Publishers and publishing > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century. Book industries and trade > New York (State) > New York > History > 18th century. Book industries and trade > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.

Table of 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.