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: | 978-0-271-06404-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $85.95 |
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.