THOMAS AUGST and KENNETH CARPENTER, editors. Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States. (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book.) Boston: University of Massachusetts Press. 2007. Pp. x, 368. Cloth $80.00, paper $28.95

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr.112.5.1662-c ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 112 (5) ◽

pp. 1662-1662

Keyword(s):

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Print Culture ◽

Social Life ◽

The United States ◽

History Of The Book ◽

Boston University ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Thomas Augst and Kenneth Carpenter, editors.Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States.:Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States.(Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book.)

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr.112.5.1662c ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 112 (5) ◽

pp. 1662-1662

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The United States ◽

History Of The Book ◽

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Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States. Ed. by Thomas Augst and Kenneth Carpenter. (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007. xii, 368 pp. Cloth, $80.00, ISBN 978-1-55849-590-6. Paper, $28.95, ISBN 978-1-55849-591-3.)

Journal of American History ◽

10.2307/25095483 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 95 (1) ◽

pp. 182-183

Author(s):

D. G. Davis

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

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The United States ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Sarah W. Tracy and Caroline Jean Acker, eds. Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800–2000. Boston, University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. vii, 448 pp., illus. $70 (cloth), $26.95 (paper).

Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences ◽

10.1093/jhmas/jrj011 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 96-99

Author(s):

Nancy P. Campbell

Keyword(s):

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Drug Use ◽

The United States ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Boston University ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Harold Samuel Stone, . St. Augustine’s Bones: A Microhistory. Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002. x+155 pp. $60.00 (cloth); $18.95 (paper).

The Journal of Religion ◽

10.1086/382298 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 84 (1) ◽

pp. 101-103

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William V. Hudon

Keyword(s):

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History Of The Book ◽

Boston University ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States; The Temple and the Forum: The American Museum and Cultural Authority in Hawthorne, Melville, Stowe, and Whitman; From Broadway to Cleveland: A History of the Hanna Theatre

American Literature ◽

10.1215/00029831-2008-030 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 80 (3) ◽

pp. 627-629

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D. M. Stewart

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Dietrich, Lucas A. Writing across the Color Line: U.S. Print Culture and the Rise of Ethnic Literature, 1877–1920. Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. xiv, 200 pp. $26.95. Paper (ISBN: 978-1-6253-4487-8).

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2021 ◽

Vol 115 (2) ◽

pp. 263-266

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James L. W. West

Keyword(s):

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Boston University ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Sarah W. Tracy and Caroline Jean Acker, eds. Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800–2000. Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. 414 pages. Paper. $26.95. isbn 1558494251.

The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs ◽

10.1086/shad20010156 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 156-158

Author(s):

Erika Dyck

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Drug Use ◽

The United States ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Boston University ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Book Review: Sarah, T., & Acker, C. J. (Eds.). (2004). Altering American Consciousness: The History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the United States, 1800 — 2000. Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, pp. 414

Criminal Justice Review ◽

10.1177/0734016807310648 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 473-474

Author(s):

Karen Mills

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The United States ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Boston University ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Institutions of Reading: The Social Life of Libraries in the United States. Edited by Thomas Augst and Kenneth Carpenter. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007. Pp. x+368. $28.95 (paper). ISBN 978‐1‐55849‐591‐3.

The Library Quarterly ◽

10.1086/593368 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 145-147

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Carl Ostrowski

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The United States ◽

University Of Massachusetts

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Book Review: History of African Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots

Reference & User Services Quarterly ◽

10.5860/rusq.58.4.7164 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 265

Author(s):

Trent Shotwell

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African American ◽

African Americans ◽

American History ◽

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History of African Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots by Thomas J. Davis chronicles the remarkable past of African Americans from the earliest arrival of their ancestors to the election of President Barack Obama. This work was produced to recognize every triumph and tragedy that separates African Americans as a group from others in America. By distinguishing the rich and unique history of African Americans, History of African Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots provides an account of inspiration, courage, and progress. Each chapter details a significant piece of African American history, and the book includes numerous concise portraits of prominent African Americans and their contributions to progressing social life in the United States.

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