Popular History and the Literary Marketplace, 1840-1920 |
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| Author:
| Pfitzer, Gregory M. |
| Series title: | Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55849-625-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores how the emergence of a new literary marketplace in the mid-nineteenth century affected the study of history in America. In an effort to illuminate the cultural conditions for this boom, this book focuses on the business of book making and book promotion. It analyzes the subscription sales techniques of book agents.
Explores how the emergence of a new literary marketplace in the mid-nineteenth century affected the study of history in America. In an effort to illuminate the cultural conditions for this boom, this book focuses on the business of book making and book promotion. It analyzes the subscription sales techniques of book agents.