A History of the Book in America Volume 4: Print in Motion: the Expansion of Publishing and Reading in the United States, 1880-1940 |
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| Editor:
| Kaestle, Carl F.
Radway, Janice A. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3186-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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In a period characterized by expanding markets, national consolidation, and social upheaval, print culture picked up momentum as the 19th century turned into the 20th. Books, magazines, and newspapers were produced more quickly and more cheaply, reaching ever-increasing numbers of readers. Contributors to this volume explain that although mass production encouraged consolidation and standardization, readers increasingly adapted print to serve their own purposes, allowing for increased...
More DescriptionIn a period characterized by expanding markets, national consolidation, and social upheaval, print culture picked up momentum as the 19th century turned into the 20th. Books, magazines, and newspapers were produced more quickly and more cheaply, reaching ever-increasing numbers of readers. Contributors to this volume explain that although mass production encouraged consolidation and standardization, readers increasingly adapted print to serve their own purposes, allowing for increased diversity in the midst of concentration and integration. As the essays here attest, the expansion of print culture between 1880 and 1940 enabled it to become part of Americans' everyday business, social, political, and religious lives.