Boston Public Library - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Catherine J. Willis, Amy E. Ryan (Foreword by)Publish date:2011-07-25Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531649524ISBN-10:1531649521UPC:9781531649524Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, History, TravelBook Subcategory:Library & Information Science, United States, PictorialsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCWXFGPYBG
Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library (BPL) was the first large municipally funded public library in the United States. Although the library was founded in 1848, the original idea was first proposed by French ventriloquist Alexandre Vattemare in 1841. In 1854, the library opened to the public in two rooms in a schoolhouse on Mason Street. Just four years later, the building on Boylston Street opened with...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531649524ISBN-10:1531649521UPC:9781531649524Book Category:Language Arts & Disciplines, History, TravelBook Subcategory:Library & Information Science, United States, PictorialsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCWXFGPYBG
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