The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture

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The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture the history of communication Robert W. McChesney and John C. Nerone, editors A list of books in the series appears at the end of this book. The Rise and Fall of Early American Magazine Culture jared gardner university of illinois press Urbana, Chicago, and Springfield © 2012 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gardner, Jared. The rise and fall of early American magazine culture / Jared Gardner. p. cm. — (The history of communication) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-252-03670-5 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. American literature—Revolutionary period, 1775–1783—History and criticism. 2. American literature—1783–1850—History and criticism. 3. Periodicals—Publishing—United States—History—18th century. 4. Literature publishing—United States—History—18th century. 5. American periodicals—History—18th century. 6. Authors and publishers—United States—History—18th century. I. Title. PS193.G37   2012 070.5'72097309033—dc23   2011034714 For Beth ...