Cultures of Print: Essays in the History of the Book

An examination of the interchange between popular and learned cultures, and the practices of reading and writing. The essays reflect Hall's belief that the better the production and consumption of books is understood, the closer readers can come to a social history of culture. Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Introduction On Native Ground: From the History of Printing to the History of the Book The Uses of Literacy in New England, 1600-1850 The World of Print and Collective Mentality in Seventeenth-Century New England The Chesapeake in the Seventeenth Century The Politics of Writing and Reading in Eighteenth-Century America Readers and Reading in America: Historical and Critical Perspectives Index