The First White House Library

Info autore

Catherine M. Parisian is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

Riassunto

Examines the founding in 1850 of the first library in the White House purchased with public funds, which was intended to remain there as a permanent collection. Documents the contents of the library and considers it within the political, social, and intellectual milieu of mid-nineteenth-century America.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Catherine M. Parisian
• Con la collaborazione di: Catherine M. Parisian (Editore)
• Editore: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780271037134
• ISBN: 978-0-271-03713-4
• Pagine: 416
• Dimensioni: 178 mm x 254 mm x 36 mm
• Peso: 1107 g
• Illustrazioni: 15 Halftones, black and white
• Serie: Penn State Series in the History of the Book; Penn State Studies in the Hist; Penn State Studies in the History of the Book; Penn State Series in the History of the Book
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Commercio librario, biblioteconomia