City reading : written words and public spaces in antebellum New York /
David M. Henkin.
- xv, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Popular cultures, everyday lives .
- Popular cultures, everyday lives. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-229) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Public Reading, Public Space -- Brick, Paper, and the Spectacle of Urban Growth: The Rise of a New Metropolis -- Commercial Impudence and the Dictatorship of the Perpendicular: Signs of the City -- Word on the Streets: Bills, Boards, and Banners -- Print in Public, Public in Print: The Rise of the Daily Paper -- Promiscuous Circulation: The Case of Paper Money -- Epilogue: Words of War -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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City and town life--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century. Written communication--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century. Books and reading--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century. Popular culture--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century. Public spaces--History--New York (State)--New York--19th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--19th century