Imprinting Britain: Newspapers, Sociability, and the Shaping of British North America

Introduction : The English-language Press And The Formation Of A Colonial Print Community In British North America -- Pt. 1. Print As Sociability -- Driving The Stage Coach : The Printers Of Halifax And Quebec City -- Send Me A Ton Of Newspapers : Readers And Reading Habits Of The Colonial Print Community -- Directing Public Taste : British Tradition, Social Control, And The Newspaper -- Enlightened Print : Popular Science And Useful Knowledge In The Service Of The Public -- Pt. 2. Print And Sociability -- Making Private Public : Print And The Promotion Of Associative Life -- With The Approbation Of A Numerous And Respectable Audience : Newspapers And The Public Acceptance Of Theatre -- The Coffeehouse Elite : Print And The Fashioning Of Genteel British Tradition -- Conclusion : The Colonial Print Community's Imprint On British North America. Michael Eamon. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 209-258) And Index.