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Included in this category are novels set in the geographical area which later became the United States, from earliest years of exploration to the American Revolutionary War. Novels which begin before the war but are mainly in the Revolutionary War period should be listed in the Category: American Revolutionary War novels.
The New England Primer was the first reading primer designed for the American colonies. It became the most successful educational textbook published in 17th-century colonial United States and it became the foundation of most schooling before the 1790s. In the 17th century, the schoolbooks in use had been Bibles brought over from England.
Simon J. Bronner (ed.), "Book Clubs", Encyclopedia of American Studies, Johns Hopkins University Press, OCLC 213273863 + "Print Culture" Rare Book School (in Virginia) bibliographies: History of the Book in America: A Survey from Colonial to Modern; History of the Book in America, c. 1700–1830; American Book in the Industrial Era, 1820–1940
Religious enthusiasm and the great demand for bibles and other religious works is largely what promoted the first printing efforts in the American colonies. Before and during the American Revolution colonial printers were also actively publishing newspapers and pamphlets expressing the strong sentiment against British colonial policy and taxation.
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A typical printing press of the 18th century. List of early American publishers and printers is a stand alone list of Wikipedia articles about publishers and printers in colonial and early America, intended as a quick reference, with basic descriptions taken from the ledes of the respective articles.
The Peaceable Kingdom: An American Saga (1972) is a historical novel in two parts by Quaker author Jan de Hartog. [1] It describes the first meeting of George Fox and Margaret Fell , the latter's conversion, and a portion of the history of colonial Pennsylvania . [ 2 ]
After paying off her debts with some of the proceeds from this sale, she’s left with $290,000. Mary certainly benefited from rising home prices in recent years. Since 2020, the national average ...