Figures of speech : American writers and the literary marketplace, from Benjamin Franklin to Emily Dickinson - Wilson, Raymond Jackson (New York : Knopf, 1989)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 18th century; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Authors and publishers -- United States; Authorship -- History -- 19th century; Authorship -- History -- 18th century; Authors, American -- Biography; Authorship in literature; United States -- Intellectual life