Reading America

Kristin L. Matthews

earliest edition we have, 2016 University of Massachusetts Press, 2016 222 pages

"During the Cold War, the editor of Time magazine declared, "A good citizen is a good reader." As postwar euphoria faded, a wide variety of Americans turned to reading to understand their place in the changing world. Yet, what did it mean to be a good reader? And how did reading make you a good citizen? In Reading America, Kristin L. Matthews puts into conversation a range of political, educational, popular, and touc...

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Reading America edition · 2017 · University of Massachusetts Press · 9781613764695
Reading America edition · 2016 · University of Massachusetts Press · 222 pages · 9781625342348
Reading America edition · 2016 · University of Massachusetts Press · 9781625342355
Reading America edition · 2016 · University of Massachusetts Press · 222 pages · 9781613764701

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