Apostles of Culture Public Librarian and American Society, 1876-1920 |
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| Author:
| Garrison, Lora Dee |
| Series title: | Print Culture History in Modern America Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-18114-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In her Foreword, Christine Pawley sums up the importance of Dee Garrison's book as follows: "Nearly a quarter-century has passed since the first edition of
Apostles of Culture appeared. Since no book-length study of the formation of the American public library has yet challenged Dee Garrison's 1979 analysis, it remains the most recent---and most-cited--- interpretation of the public library's past, a landmark in the history, and the historiography, of libraries and...
More DescriptionIn her Foreword, Christine Pawley sums up the importance of Dee Garrison's book as follows: "Nearly a quarter-century has passed since the first edition of Apostles of Culture appeared. Since no book-length study of the formation of the American public library has yet challenged Dee Garrison's 1979 analysis, it remains the most recent---and most-cited--- interpretation of the public library's past, a landmark in the history, and the historiography, of libraries and librarianship...For students and researchers who want to understand the development of a field that still suffers the status of the taken-for-granted, Apostles of Culture stands as a historical document. Its reissue allows its historiographical and political---as well as its historical---significance to be more fully appreciated."