William Parks: The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century

by A. Franklin Parks

Book Overview

William Parks: The Colonial Printer in the Transatlantic World of the Eighteenth Century is a cultural biography that traces the important early American printer and newspaper publisher's path from the rural provinces of England to London and then to colonial Maryland and Virginia. While incorporating much new biographical information, the book widens the lens to take in the print culture on both sides of the Atlantic--as well as the societal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271052112
• ISBN13: 9780271052113
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"