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North America’s market for religious books and periodicals shaped the lives of Canadian Methodists in profound and enduring ways, even helping to prepare the way for the widespread use of American books among Upper Canadians more generally.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: "Reading the Most Useful Books"
1. "What a Boon Were These Publications": Buying and Selling Methodist Books in Early Upper Canada
2. "Rekindling the Canada Fire": Books, Periodicals, and the Revival of Methodism after the War of 1812
3. "Rancorous Calumnies and Abuse": Contending for Methodism in Print
4. "Schemes and Evils of Divisions": Denominational Identities and the Public Market for Books
5. "We Saw That All Was Gone": A Failed Claim and a Failing Union
6. "Their Own Book Concern": A Methodist Book Market for All Upper Canadians
Conclusion: "Making our Methodist Book Room a Cultural Mecca for Canada"
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Scott McLaren is a faculty member in the graduate programs in Humanities and History and an associate librarian at York University.
Summary
North America’s market for religious books and periodicals shaped the lives of Canadian Methodists in profound and enduring ways, even helping to prepare the way for the widespread use of American books among Upper Canadians more generally.
