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For well over one hundred years, libraries open to the public have played a crucial part in fostering in Americans the skills and habits of reading and writing,

Tracing the evolution of the library as a modern institution from the late eighteenth century to the digital era, this book explores the diverse practices by wh

The focus of Reading the Twentieth Century is on the role of the United States in the world in the twentieth century, after the nation became a major world play

The only comprehensive treatment of American library architecture, this work details the evolution of the modern public library from 1850 to the present. Oehler

The hundred books discussed here have radically altered the course of civilisation , whether they have embodied religions practised by millions, achieved the pi