ABSTRACT
Transatlantic reprinting, as a prevalent and colorful practice, began to decline in 1891 when the US Congress passed the Chace Act, finally establishing an international copyright law between Britain and the United States. The standardization of the transatlantic publishing industry was occurring at the same moment when political relations between Britain and the US were shifting toward unity. However, now the disagreement had expanded beyond North America, and was resolved with a future Anglo-American empire in sight. The transatlantic Arts and Crafts movement largely spearheaded by the writer, political activist, and artist William Morris valued hand-craft traditions as a means of giving control and artistic vision back to workers. After the Civil War, the push toward an international copyright law picked up steam. Morris dedicated the end of his life to creating 'pocket cathedrals' tomes of his socialist religion.
