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An Empire of Print - The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic (Paperback)
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An Empire of Print - The New York Publishing Trade in the Early American Republic (Paperback)
Series: Penn State Series in the History of the Book
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Home to the so-called big five publishers as well as hundreds of
smaller presses, renowned literary agents, a vigorous arts scene,
and an uncountable number of aspiring and established writers
alike, New York City is widely perceived as the publishing capital
of the United States and the world. This book traces the origins
and early evolution of the city's rise to literary preeminence.
Through five case studies, Steven Carl Smith examines publishing in
New York from the post-Revolutionary War period through the
Jacksonian era. He discusses the gradual development of local,
regional, and national distribution networks, assesses the economic
relationships and shared social and cultural practices that
connected printers, booksellers, and their customers, and explores
the uncharacteristically modern approaches taken by the city's
preindustrial printers and distributors. If the cultural matrix of
printed texts served as the primary legitimating vehicle for
political debate and literary expression, Smith argues, then deeper
understanding of the economic interests and political affiliations
of the people who produced these texts gives necessary insight into
the emergence of a major American industry. Those involved in New
York's book trade imagined for themselves, like their counterparts
in other major seaport cities, a robust business that could satisfy
the new nation's desire for print, and many fulfilled their
ambition by cultivating networks that crossed regional boundaries,
delivering books to the masses. A fresh interpretation of the
market economy in early America, An Empire of Print reveals how New
York started on the road to becoming the publishing powerhouse it
is today.
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