AN AMERICAN BIBLE, A HISTORY OF THE GOOD BOOK IN THE UNITED STATES, 1777-1880.
Stanford: Stanford University Press, (1999). small 4to. paper covered boards, dust jacket. xv, (v), 256, (2) pages. First edition. A near fine copy in near fine jacket. An examination of how many different constituencies fought to keep the Bible the preeminent text in the United States as the country's print marketplace experienced explosive growth. The author shows how heated battles had profound consequences for many American cultural practices and forms of printed material. By exploring..... READ MORE about AN AMERICAN BIBLE, A HISTORY OF THE GOOD BOOK IN THE UNITED STATES, 1777-1880
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