American Literary Publishing in the Mid-nineteenth Century
Subtitle: The Business of Ticknor and Fields (Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780521526661
Subjects: Literary studies: 19th century; Publishing industry; c 1800 to c 1900; Sociology; Reference; Massachusetts; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Media Studies - Print Media; Publishing; Language Arts & Disciplines / Publishing; Language Arts & Disciplines-Publishing; Ticknor and Fields--History--19th century
First sentence: ALTHOUGH THE NORTH AMERICAN colonies achieved political independence from Great Britain with the defeat of the British army at Yorktown in October 1781, they remained economically and culturally dependent on England for many years.