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First Books: The Printed Word and Cultural Formation in Early Alabama
Author(s): Philip D. Beidler (Author)
- Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
- Publication Date: 30 Sept. 1999
- Language: English
- Print length: 216 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780817309855
- ISBN-13: 0817309853
Book Description
Describes how the earliest books written and published in Alabama influenced the formation of the state’s literary and political culture. The author argues that writers such as Albert J. Pickett and Beaufort Meek helped to jump start a culture in the old Anglo-European model.
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About the Author
Philip D. Beidler is a professor of English at The University of Alabama and author of several books, includingThe Victory Album: Reflections on the Good Life after the Good War.
