How Books Came to America: The Rise of the American Book Trade - Paperback

by John Hruschka (Author)

Traces the development of the American book trade from the colonial era through the twentieth century. Explores the technological, historical, cultural, political, and personal forces that shaped the trade, paying particular attention to the contributions of the German bookseller Frederick Leypoldt and his journal Publishers Weekly.

Author Biography

John Hruschka is Assistant Professor of English at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.