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Epistolary Practices: Letter Writing in America Before Telecommunications William Merrill Decker New edition
Epistolary Practices: Letter Writing in America Before Telecommunications
William Merrill Decker
After offering an overview of the genre, Decker explores epistolary practices that coincide with American experiences of space, settlement, separation, and reunion. He discusses letters written by such well-known and well-educated persons as John Winthrop, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Samuel Clemens.
336 pages, 6 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 30, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807847435 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 145 × 234 × 20 mm · 460 g |
| Language | English |
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