Books, maps, and politics : a cultural history of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ostrowski, Carl, 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Library of Congress > History > 19th century.
Library of Congress > History > 18th century.
Library of Congress
1700-1899
National libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
National libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History > 18th century.
Bibliothèques nationales > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bibliothèques nationales > Washington (D.C.) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
National libraries
Washington (D.C.)
"Multi-User"
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Books, classical republicanism, and proposals for a congressional library
  • Madison's vision realized, 1800-1812
  • Thomas Jefferson, George Watterston, and the library, 1814-1829
  • Jacksonian democracy and the library, 1829-1843
  • James Alfred Pearce, the Smithsonian Institution, and the question of a national library, 1844-1859
  • Congressmen use their library, 1840-1859.

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