Literary Dollars and Social Sense A People's History of the Mass Market Book |
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| Author:
| Zboray, Ronald J.
Zboray, Mary Saracino |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-94984-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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Literary Dollars & Social Sense shows common Americans apprehending the newly industrialized literary marketplace through their reading and gossiping, addressing it through their writing and editing, and serving it through their vending and distributing. Using diaries and letters, the Zborays uncover a neglected, yet pivotal moment in the history of modern mass-market publishing.
Literary Dollars & Social Sense shows common Americans apprehending the newly industrialized literary marketplace through their reading and gossiping, addressing it through their writing and editing, and serving it through their vending and distributing. Using diaries and letters, the Zborays uncover a neglected, yet pivotal moment in the history of modern mass-market publishing.