A People's History of the Mass Market Book
by
Ronald J. Zboray, Mary Saracino Zboray
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Prior to the Civil War, publishing in America underwent a transformation from a genteel artisan trade supported by civic patronage and religious groups to a thriving, cut-throat national industry propelled by profit. Literary Dollars and Social Sense represents an important chapter in the historical...