Volume Two of A History of the Book in America documents the
development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American
republic. Between 1790 and 1840 printing and publishing expanded,
and literate publics provided a ready market for novels, almanacs,
newspapers, tracts, and periodicals. Government, business, and
reform drove the dissemination of print. Through laws and
subsidies, state and federal authorities promoted an informed
citizenry. Entrepreneurs responded to rising demand by investing in
new technologies and altering the conduct of publishing. Voluntary
societies launched libraries, lyceums, and schools, and relied on
print to spread religion, redeem morals, and advance benevolent
goals. Out of all this ferment emerged new and diverse communities
of citizens linked together in a decentralized print culture where
citizenship meant literacy and print meant power. Yet in a diverse
and far-flung nation, regional differences persisted, and older
forms of oral and handwritten communication offered alternatives to
print. The early republic was a world of mixed media. Contributors:
Elizabeth Barnes, College of William and Mary Georgia B. Barnhill,
American Antiquarian Society John L. Brooke, The Ohio State
University Dona Brown, University of Vermont Richard D. Brown,
University of Connecticut Kenneth E. Carpenter, Harvard University
Libraries Scott E. Casper, University of Nevada, Reno Mary Kupiec
Cayton, Miami University Joanne Dobson, Brewster, New York James N.
Green, Library Company of Philadelphia Dean Grodzins, Massachusetts
Historical Society Robert A. Gross, University of Connecticut Grey
Gundaker, College of William and Mary Leon Jackson, University of
South Carolina Richard R. John, Columbia University Mary Kelley,
University of Michigan Jack Larkin, Clark University David
Leverenz, University of Florida Meredith L. McGill, Rutgers
University Charles Monaghan, Charlottesville, Virginia E. Jennifer
Monaghan, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York
Gerald F. Moran, University of Michigan-Dearborn Karen Nipps,
Harvard University David Paul Nord, Indiana University Barry
O'Connell, Amherst College Jeffrey L. Pasley, University of
Missouri-Columbia William S. Pretzer, Central Michigan University
A. Gregg Roeber, Pennsylvania State University David S. Shields,
University of South Carolina Andie Tucher, Columbia University
Maris A. Vinovskis, University of Michigan Sandra A. Zagarell,
Oberlin College
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