Books on the Frontier
From the end of the French and Indian war through the 19th century, the pioneers of the American book trade moved West, motivated, to varying degrees, by bibliophilia, enterprise and a spirit of adventure. Richard Clement offers a history of book publishing and trade on the American frontier in Lexington, Louisville and St Louis, where Joseph Charless opened various bookstores and print shops. readers: the men and women of the Great Plains who yearned for the escape of a novel as eagerly as they demanded readable guidebooks; and the missionaries who used books to teach English and learn native American languages. Finally, it demonstrates how books took the stories of the frontier back East.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0844410802
ISBN13:9780844410807
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:Library of Congress
Length:144 Pages
Weight:1.62 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.3" x 10.3"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Not as hoped, but the first step
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
More text is given to newspaper publishing, and disappointingly little to books. Good reads on publishers, and finding the common threads of experience for many of these printer/ publishers. I was hoping for more on book production, and book ownership, but both were not as strong. It is well written, clearly organized, well illustrated. For those interested in these topics, the bibliography is also of interest.
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