America's library : the story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000 / James Conaway ; foreword by James H. Billington ; introduction by Edmund Morris.

By:

Conaway, James

Contributor(s):

Library of Congress

Publication details: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press in association with the Library of Congress, 2000.Description: xiii, 226 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0300083084 :

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

Z733.U6 C595 2000

Summary: Centered around the 13 men who have been appointed by presidents to lead the Library of Congress, this book investigates how the Librarians' experiences and contributions, as well as the Library's collections, have reflected political and intellectual developments in the U.S. 112 plates, 100 in color.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index.

Centered around the 13 men who have been appointed by presidents to lead the Library of Congress, this book investigates how the Librarians' experiences and contributions, as well as the Library's collections, have reflected political and intellectual developments in the U.S. 112 plates, 100 in color.

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America's library : the story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000 / James Conaway ; foreword by James H. Billington ; introduction by Edmund Morris.

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