Books and religious devotion : the redemptive reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England

Books and religious devotion the redemptive reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England

"Examines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth-century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader&#...

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1. Verfasser: Westphall, Allan F. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Penn. Pennsylvania State Univ. Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:˜Theœ Penn State series in the history of the book
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Connary, Thomas, > Library > Connary, Thomas > Geschichte 1800-1900 > Christentum > Geschichte > Religion > Books and reading > History > Marginalia > Religious aspects > Ausleihe > Religiöse Literatur > Buch > Funktion > Lesekultur > Neuengland
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Zusammenfassung:"Examines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth-century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader's interior life"...Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 228 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:9780271064048
978-0-271-06404-8