Review of Paul C. Gutjahr, An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, 1777-1880

Authors

Susanna Ashton, Clemson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

Spring 2001

Publication Title

The South Carolina Review

Volume

33

Issue

2

Publisher

Clemson University Press

Abstract

The introductory note encapsulates the premise and problems with which An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, 1777-1880 grapples. Gutjahr writes: "The Bible is a unique book in Western Culture, reflected by the frequent capitalization of the word Bible in general usage. I differ slightly from this practice - by capitalizing the word Bible only when I refer to the work itself, but not when I speak of Bibles collectively" (xiii).

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