A Divinity for All Persuasions: Almanacs and Early American Religious LifeA Divinity for All Persuasions uncovers the religious signifiance of early America's most ubiquitous popular genre. Other than a Bible and perhaps a few schoolbooks and sermons, almanacs were the only printed items most Americans owned before 1820. Purchased annually, the almanac was a calendar and astrologically based medical handbook surrounded by poetry, essays, anecdotes, and a variety of practical information. Employing a wealth of archival