Carnival on the Page : Popular Print Media in Antebellum America.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (256 pages)
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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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.