Printers and Men of Capital
Subtitle: Philadelphia Book Publishers in the New Republic (Early American Studies)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: June 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780812217520
Subjects: Domestic trade & commerce; Organizational theory & behaviour; Printing, packaging & reprographic industry; c 1700 to c 1800; Language Arts & Disciplines; History Of Books And Printing; History; History - U.S.; History: American; Northeastern & North Atlantic states; Publishing; United States - Revolutionary War; Language Arts & Disciplines / Publishing; Publishing industry
First sentence: TO UNDERSTAND THE RISE of the publisher in early national Philadelphia, it is necessary to consider both the business culture of colonial printing and the publishing strategies of colonial printers.