Book review A History of the Book in America, Volume 5. The Enduring Book in Print in Postwar America

摘要

Introduction The five-volume set of A History of the Book in America is indeed a monumental highly recommended overview comprising the earlier-published Volume 1. The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World, Volume 2. An Extensive Republic: Print, Culture, and Society in the New Nation, Volume 3. The Industrial Book: 1840-1880, and Volume 4. Print in Motion: The Expansion of Publishing and Reading in the United States: 1880-1940. Now here is the long-awaited Volume 5. The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America. Yes, this volume "was so long in preparation that it is impossible to remember the names of everyone who contributed to it. The yellowed correspondences and notes ... have themselves become elusive historical documents. But the gratitude of the editors has not faded..." (Editors' and Authors' Acknowledgements). It was worthwhile waiting for this finale volume!