{"exhibit":{"id":34,"title":"19th Century School Books and Misprints","description":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In 1836, Plantation Owner and Merchant John Fontaine was elected the very first mayor of Columbus, Ga <a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><span>[1]<\/span><\/a>, and he built a massive library with his family, children, and close friends. Columbus State University Archives is now the home of a few of the books from this library, and this exhibit focuses on one of these books, <em>Peter Parley\u2019s Tales about Ancient Rome, With Some Account of Modern Italy<\/em> by Samuel G, Goodrich. By looking at this book as a material artifact, one can uncover the importance of how this book people used and the impact a possible misprint had through the life of this text. This exhibit aims to bring to light the different things that impacted both this copy of the book and other copies.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><span>[1]<\/span><\/a> \u201cThe John M. Fontaine House.\u201d<\/p>","credits":"By Ashton E. Johnson","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"default","theme_options":null,"slug":"peter_parley-s_tales_of_rome","added":"2025-11-06 09:45:46","modified":"2025-11-15 12:52:53","owner_id":218,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null},"item":{"id":4403,"item_type_id":15,"collection_id":71,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2025-10-30 10:29:13","modified":"2025-11-15 04:59:40","owner_id":218}}