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The Library of Congress: From Jefferson's Vision to the Digital Age

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jane Aikin, Carla Hayden (Foreword by)Audience:Young AdultPublish date:2025-05-01Pages:356
Language:EnglishPublisher:Georgetown University PressISBN-13:9781647125714ISBN-10:1647125715UPC:9781647125714Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:HistoryBook Topic:United StatesProduct ID:SCXFMF2ZZC

The first comprehensive history of the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the research arm of Congress, home of the US Copyright Office, and a public forum for artistic and literary culture. It is generally considered the national library of the United States, and it has influenced cultural affairs worldwide in myriad ways since its founding more than two centuries ago. In The Library of Congress, Jane Aikin draws on a wealth of primary and secondary sources to weave a narrative of the individuals, events, and controversies that have shaped the history of this venerable institution.

Punctuated by stories about key donors and pivotal performances by poets, authors, and celebrities, this engaging and informative narrative sheds new light on the world's largest library and its global impact on knowledge and culture.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Georgetown University PressISBN-13:9781647125714ISBN-10:1647125715UPC:9781647125714Book Category:Young Adult NonfictionBook Subcategory:HistoryBook Topic:United StatesProduct ID:SCXFMF2ZZC

Jane Aikin served as director of the Research Division at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her publications include The Nation's Great Library: Herbert Putnam and the Library of Congress, 1899-1939 (1993) and, as coeditor with John Y. Cole, Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: For Congress, the Nation & the World (2005).


Publisher: Georgetown University Press

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