The "Almanack" contained short stories, poetry, weather predictions, and other facts and figures useful to a population more in command of its environment than those first settlers.Īs the colonies grew in wealth and sophistication, leisure time increased, as did affluence and education.įranklin also published the first true novel printed in North America, "Pamela", written by English author Samuel Richardson. "Poor Richard's Almanack", which first appeared in 1732, sold 10,000 copies annually. The first book printed in the colonies appeared in 1644-"The Whole Books of Psalms", sometimes referred to as the "Bay Psalm Book".Īmong the very few secular titles were those printed by Benjamin Franklin 90 years later. Printing was limited to religious and government documents. The first printing press arrived on North American shores in 1638, only 18 years after the Plymouth Rock landing.
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