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8vo, XXXIII, 659p., cloth, dj, b&w ill. As new.Vast in its scope and depth of scholarship, this second volume of the History of the Book in Canada extends the landmark research on Canadian book and print culture from 1840 to the end of the First World War. During this time, the lives of Canadians were shaped by technological innovation, political change, and settlement of the West by immigrants from Europe and migrants from eastern and central Canada and the United States. The development of steam power, telegraphy, photography, electricity, and the railroads transformed the book trades.Whether it was an urban daily, a small-town weekly, a newspaper published in one of a dozen languages, or a magazine, the periodical press reached readers across the country. The period also saw Canadian authors such as L.M. Montgomery write bestsellers that are still popular today, and marked the introduction of new voices, including those of Black communities, Native peoples, and the Métis led by Louis Riel, into…
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HISTORY OF THE BOOK IN CANADA: VOLUME 2: 1840-1918 - 2005
by Fleming, Patricia Lockhart, Gilles Gallichan And Yvan Lamonde
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- Title HISTORY OF THE BOOK IN CANADA: VOLUME 2: 1840-1918
- Author Fleming, Patricia Lockhart, Gilles Gallichan And Yvan Lamonde
- Publisher University of Toronto Press, Toronto
- Date 2005
- ISBN 9781008020801
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