Hired pens
Publishers and publishing, united states
Literature publishing
Authors and publishers
Journalism
Authors, american
Authorship
American literature
Economic aspects
New York Times reviewed
History and criticism
History
Hired Pens tells the story of the class of full-time independent professional writers who emerged in America in the 1830s and '40s and flourished during the great age of print that began after the Civil War and continued into the 1960s. While most accounts of the writing life focus on high-culture …
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