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

About the author

A. Franklin Parks was Professor of English at Frostburg State University.

Summary

A biography of the early American printer William Parks. Examines his early career in England as well as his later work in Colonial Maryland and Virginia. Focuses on the print culture on both sides of the Atlantic as well as the societal pressures on printing and publishing.

Product details

• Authors: A. Franklin Parks
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2012
• EAN: 9780271052113
• ISBN: 978-0-271-05211-3
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Schaubilder, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Penn State Series in the History of the Book
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books, Biography: arts & entertainment, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas