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UNINA9910823650203321 |
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Autore |
Lehuu Isabelle |
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Titolo |
Carnival on the page : popular print media in antebellum America / / by Isabelle Lehuu |
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Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2000 |
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979-88-908709-9-5 |
0-8078-6082-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Books and reading - United States - History - 19th century |
Popular literature - United States - History and criticism |
American literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Book industries and trade - United States - History - 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-226) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes -- 1. The Elusive Reading Revolution -- Notes -- 2. Little Sheets of News and Varieties: The Penny Wonder in New York City -- Notes -- 3. Mammoths and Extras: Staging a Spectacle in Print -- Notes -- 4. Leaflets of Memory: Giftbooks and the Economy of the Gaze -- Notes -- 5. The ''Lady's Book'' and the Female Vernacular in Print Culture -- Notes -- 6. A Useful Recreation: Advice on Reading in the Age of Abundance -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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