Books and Religious Devotion The Redemptive Reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England |
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| Author:
| Westphall, Allan F. |
| Series title: | Penn State Series in the History of the Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-06405-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $86.99 |
Book Description:
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Examines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth-century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader's interior life.
Examines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth-century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader's interior life.