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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.
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.
From Transactions Of The American Philosophical Society, V45, Part
2, May, 1955. Correspondence With Jefferson And Other Members Of
The American Philosophical Society And With Other Prominent
Americans.
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