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Now in paperback, the "illuminating, engaging and absorbing" (BookPage, starred review) history of thirteen books that defined a nation.
Surprising and delightfully engrossing, Americanon explores the true history of thirteen of the nation's most popular books. Overlooked for centuries, our simple dictionaries, spellers, almanacs, and how-to manuals are the unexamined touchstones for American cultures and customs. They sold tens of millions of copies and set out specific archetypes for the ideal American, from the self-made entrepreneur to the humble farmer.
Americanon looks at old favorites in an entirely new way, books like the Old Farmer's Almanac; Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; How to Win Friends and Influence People; Webster's Dictionary; and Emily Post's Etiquette. Taken together, these ubiquitous texts help us understand how their authors, most of them part of a powerful minority, attempted to construct meaning for the majority. Their beliefs and quirks-as well as personal interests, prejudices, and often strange personalities-informed the values and habits of millions of Americans, woven into our cultural DNA over generations of reading and dog-earing. Yet their influence remains uninvestigated. Until now.
What better way to understand a people than to look at the books they consumed most, the ones they returned to repeatedly, with questions about everything from spelling to social mobility to sex? This "distinctive and engaging" (Library Journal) work is American history as you've never encountered it before.
Surprising and delightfully engrossing, Americanon explores the true history of thirteen of the nation's most popular books. Overlooked for centuries, our simple dictionaries, spellers, almanacs, and how-to manuals are the unexamined touchstones for American cultures and customs. They sold tens of millions of copies and set out specific archetypes for the ideal American, from the self-made entrepreneur to the humble farmer.
Americanon looks at old favorites in an entirely new way, books like the Old Farmer's Almanac; Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; How to Win Friends and Influence People; Webster's Dictionary; and Emily Post's Etiquette. Taken together, these ubiquitous texts help us understand how their authors, most of them part of a powerful minority, attempted to construct meaning for the majority. Their beliefs and quirks-as well as personal interests, prejudices, and often strange personalities-informed the values and habits of millions of Americans, woven into our cultural DNA over generations of reading and dog-earing. Yet their influence remains uninvestigated. Until now.
What better way to understand a people than to look at the books they consumed most, the ones they returned to repeatedly, with questions about everything from spelling to social mobility to sex? This "distinctive and engaging" (Library Journal) work is American history as you've never encountered it before.
Now in paperback, the "illuminating, engaging and absorbing" (BookPage, starred review) history of thirteen books that defined a nation.
Surprising and delightfully engrossing, Americanon explores the true history of thirteen of the nation's most popular books. Overlooked for centuries, our simple dictionaries, spellers, almanacs, and how-to manuals are the unexamined touchstones for American cultures and customs. They sold tens of millions of copies and set out specific archetypes for the ideal American, from the self-made entrepreneur to the humble farmer.
Americanon looks at old favorites in an entirely new way, books like the Old Farmer's Almanac; Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; How to Win Friends and Influence People; Webster's Dictionary; and Emily Post's Etiquette. Taken together, these ubiquitous texts help us understand how their authors, most of them part of a powerful minority, attempted to construct meaning for the majority. Their beliefs and quirks-as well as personal interests, prejudices, and often strange personalities-informed the values and habits of millions of Americans, woven into our cultural DNA over generations of reading and dog-earing. Yet their influence remains uninvestigated. Until now.
What better way to understand a people than to look at the books they consumed most, the ones they returned to repeatedly, with questions about everything from spelling to social mobility to sex? This "distinctive and engaging" (Library Journal) work is American history as you've never encountered it before.
Surprising and delightfully engrossing, Americanon explores the true history of thirteen of the nation's most popular books. Overlooked for centuries, our simple dictionaries, spellers, almanacs, and how-to manuals are the unexamined touchstones for American cultures and customs. They sold tens of millions of copies and set out specific archetypes for the ideal American, from the self-made entrepreneur to the humble farmer.
Americanon looks at old favorites in an entirely new way, books like the Old Farmer's Almanac; Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; How to Win Friends and Influence People; Webster's Dictionary; and Emily Post's Etiquette. Taken together, these ubiquitous texts help us understand how their authors, most of them part of a powerful minority, attempted to construct meaning for the majority. Their beliefs and quirks-as well as personal interests, prejudices, and often strange personalities-informed the values and habits of millions of Americans, woven into our cultural DNA over generations of reading and dog-earing. Yet their influence remains uninvestigated. Until now.
What better way to understand a people than to look at the books they consumed most, the ones they returned to repeatedly, with questions about everything from spelling to social mobility to sex? This "distinctive and engaging" (Library Journal) work is American history as you've never encountered it before.
Über den Autor
Jess McHugh is a writer and researcher whose work has appeared across a variety of national and international publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Nation, TIME, The Paris Review, The Guardian, The New Republic, New York magazine's The Cut, Fortune, Village Voice, The Believer, and Lapham's Quarterly, among others. She has reported stories from four continents on a range of cultural and historical topics, from present-day Liverpool punks to the history of 1960s activists in Greenwich Village.
Zusammenfassung
A STELLAR NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR THE HARDCOVER LAUNCH: The AMERICANON hardcover was reviewed in multiple national publications, acheived first and second serial placement in TIME and Washington Post, and received exclusively positive reviews from the trades. McHugh is a journalist by trade and has written for a plethora of national publications, sites, and newspapers.
A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT BOOKS, WITH ACADEMIC SALES POTENTIAL: Book lovers and readers of pop-history alike will love this upending of American history through the lens of literature; we also see big potential for this book in academic markets.
BOOKS YOU KNOW: The books that are covered in Americanon are: The Old Farmer's Almanac; Webster's Speller and Dictionary; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; The McGuffey Readers; A Handbook to American Womanhood; Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home; How to Win Friends and Influence People; The Betty Crocker Cookbook; Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).
IN OUR MOMENT OF RECKONING, A BOOK THAT UNCOVERS A SOURCE OF IMPLICIT BIAS: McHugh questions the validity of the presupposition that there is a normal or good way to be an American, and tracks down the origins of core American archetypes to these books.
A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT BOOKS, WITH ACADEMIC SALES POTENTIAL: Book lovers and readers of pop-history alike will love this upending of American history through the lens of literature; we also see big potential for this book in academic markets.
BOOKS YOU KNOW: The books that are covered in Americanon are: The Old Farmer's Almanac; Webster's Speller and Dictionary; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; The McGuffey Readers; A Handbook to American Womanhood; Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home; How to Win Friends and Influence People; The Betty Crocker Cookbook; Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).
IN OUR MOMENT OF RECKONING, A BOOK THAT UNCOVERS A SOURCE OF IMPLICIT BIAS: McHugh questions the validity of the presupposition that there is a normal or good way to be an American, and tracks down the origins of core American archetypes to these books.
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781524746643 |
| ISBN-10: | 1524746649 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | McHugh, Jess |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Maße: | 206 x 139 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jess McHugh |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.06.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,35 kg |
Über den Autor
Jess McHugh is a writer and researcher whose work has appeared across a variety of national and international publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Nation, TIME, The Paris Review, The Guardian, The New Republic, New York magazine's The Cut, Fortune, Village Voice, The Believer, and Lapham's Quarterly, among others. She has reported stories from four continents on a range of cultural and historical topics, from present-day Liverpool punks to the history of 1960s activists in Greenwich Village.
Zusammenfassung
A STELLAR NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR THE HARDCOVER LAUNCH: The AMERICANON hardcover was reviewed in multiple national publications, acheived first and second serial placement in TIME and Washington Post, and received exclusively positive reviews from the trades. McHugh is a journalist by trade and has written for a plethora of national publications, sites, and newspapers.
A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT BOOKS, WITH ACADEMIC SALES POTENTIAL: Book lovers and readers of pop-history alike will love this upending of American history through the lens of literature; we also see big potential for this book in academic markets.
BOOKS YOU KNOW: The books that are covered in Americanon are: The Old Farmer's Almanac; Webster's Speller and Dictionary; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; The McGuffey Readers; A Handbook to American Womanhood; Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home; How to Win Friends and Influence People; The Betty Crocker Cookbook; Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).
IN OUR MOMENT OF RECKONING, A BOOK THAT UNCOVERS A SOURCE OF IMPLICIT BIAS: McHugh questions the validity of the presupposition that there is a normal or good way to be an American, and tracks down the origins of core American archetypes to these books.
A UNIQUE BOOK ABOUT BOOKS, WITH ACADEMIC SALES POTENTIAL: Book lovers and readers of pop-history alike will love this upending of American history through the lens of literature; we also see big potential for this book in academic markets.
BOOKS YOU KNOW: The books that are covered in Americanon are: The Old Farmer's Almanac; Webster's Speller and Dictionary; Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography; The McGuffey Readers; A Handbook to American Womanhood; Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home; How to Win Friends and Influence People; The Betty Crocker Cookbook; Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).
IN OUR MOMENT OF RECKONING, A BOOK THAT UNCOVERS A SOURCE OF IMPLICIT BIAS: McHugh questions the validity of the presupposition that there is a normal or good way to be an American, and tracks down the origins of core American archetypes to these books.
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9781524746643 |
| ISBN-10: | 1524746649 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | McHugh, Jess |
| Hersteller: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Maße: | 206 x 139 x 23 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Jess McHugh |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.06.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,35 kg |
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