A Colonial Southern Bookshelf studies popular books among southern
readers in eighteenth-century America. From booksellers' lists and
sale catalogs, Richard Beale Davis's study focuses on three key
groups of literature: books in law, politics, and history; books on
religious topics; and belles lettres. His examination of the
colonial southern library suggests many revealing conclusions:
persons of many social and economic levels owned and read books;
literacy was more widespread than many historians have perceived;
the vast majority of the books in southern libraries were published
in England and Europe; and colonial newspapers constituted an
important influence on cultural tastes. A Colonial Southern
Bookshelf takes a historical look at the popular reading lists of
the time and what they say about society in eighteenth-century
America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in
part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do
not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
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