 | In My Power: Letter Writing and Communications in Early America Subjects: American letters -- 18th century -- History and criticism; Letter writing -- United States -- History -- 18th century; American letters -- History and criticism; In an era of bewildering geographical mobility, economic metamorphosis, and political upheaval, the proliferation of letter writing and the development of a communications infrastructure enabled middle-class Britons and Americans to rise to advantage in the British Atlantic world. Konstantin Dierks is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University, Bloomington. |
