The American Catalogue

The American Catalogue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 994
Release: 1880
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

American national trade bibliography.

Ordinary Writings, Personal Narratives

Ordinary Writings, Personal Narratives
Author: Martyn Lyons
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9783039112357

Historians have often assumed that the lives of the poor and illiterate can never be known because they have left little record of their existence. This book, however, will establish some of the main themes of a new field of historical study: that of 'ordinary writings' - the improvised writings of the poor and the young.