Beginnings of literary culture in the Ohio valley
Subtitle: historical and biographical sketches
By: by W. H. Venable ...
Publisher: R. Clarke & co.
Published: 1891
Place of publication: Cincinnati
Language: eng
Number of pages: 519
Subjects: American literature -- Ohio River Valley -- History and criticism.; Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Ohio River Valley.; Ohio River Valley -- Intellectual life.; Ohio River Valley -- In literature.
Table of contents: title: -Some Early Travelers and Annalists (Describes numerous works, including those by explorers, frontiersmen and soldiers in the region as early as 1750); title: -The Pioneer Press and its Product – Book Making – Book Selling; title: -Early Periodical Literature of the Ohio Valley; title: -Libraries – The Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio (includes Kentucky and Ohio libraries); title: -Backwoods Colleges, Schools and Teachers; title: -The Voice of the Preacher and the Clash of Creeds; title: -Political Oratory and Orators – the Lecture; title: -Planting of Literary Institutions at Vincennes, Indiana – Libraries, Schools and the Press; title: -Pioneer Poets and Story Writers; title: -Dr. Daniel Drake, the Franklin of Cincinnati; title: -Timothy Flint, Missionary, Geographer, Editor, Novelist and Poet; title: -Judge James Hall, Soldier, Jurist, Author, Editor; title: -George Dennison Prentice, Journalist, Poet and Wit; title: -Edward Deering Mansfield, Publicist and Author; title: -William Davis Gallagher, Poet, Editor and Government Official; title: -Amelia B. Welby; title: -Alice Cary