William Parks
Subtitle: the colonial printer in the transatlantic world of the eighteenth century
By: A. Franklin Parks
Series: The Penn State series in the history of the book
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271052113
Subjects: Public Printing; Printers; Newspaper publishing; Publishers and publishing; Biography; History
Description: "A biography of the early American printer William Parks. Examines his early career in England as well as his later work in Colonial Maryland and Virginia. Focuses on the print culture on both sides of the Atlantic as well as the societal pressures on printing and publishing"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Endings and beginnings; title: The Worcestershire apprentice; title: Striking out on his own; title: All the encouraging prospects of success; title: Printing and publishing in "the age of clamour"; title: "Printer to the right honourable the lord proprietor, and the province" of Maryland; title: Economics, enlightenment, and the Maryland gazette; title: Transforming the discourse; title: Serving two masters; title: The Williamsburg print shop; title: Controversy and the Virginia gazette; title: William Parks, Gent.