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Subject(s)

• American literature—African American authors—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]
• American literature—African American authors—19th century—Social aspects [Browse]
• Self-publishing—Social aspects—United States [Browse]
• Self-publishing—United States—History—19th century [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Literary criticism [Browse]

Series

• John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture [More in this series]
• The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Summary note

"Publication is an act of power. It brings a piece of writing to the public and identifies its author as a person with an intellect and a voice that matters. Because nineteenth-century Black Americans knew that publication could empower them, and because they faced numerous challenges getting their writing into print or the literary market, many published their own books and pamphlets in order to garner social, political, or economic rewards. In doing so, these authors nurtured a tradition of creativity and critique that has remained largely hidden from view. Bryan Sinche surveys the hidden history of African American self-publication and offers new ways to understand the significance of publication as a creative, reformist, and remunerative project. Full of surprising turns, Sinche's study is not simply a look at genre or a movement; it is a fundamental reassessment of how print culture allowed Black ideas and stories to be disseminated to a wider reading public and enabled authors to retain financial and editorial control over their own narratives"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Not in giving, but in buying a book: self-publishing and the supplicant text
• Independent of the abolitionists: antislavery self-publishing
• He was never the same man again: self-publishers rewrite American history
• I sue for justice to be established: self-publication as alternate testimony
• That this book may speak for me: preachers as publishers
• A grand report in the way of selling: publishing for profit
• The walking book.

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ISBN

• 9781469674124 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
• 1469674122 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
• 9781469674131 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)
• 1469674130 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2024005615

OCLC

1402811317

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