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

Author/creator Ostrowski, Carl, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoAmherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2004.
Descriptionx, 261 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Library of Congress--History. --18th century.
Library of Congress--History. --19th century.
National libraries--Washington (D.C.). --History. --18th century.
National libraries--Washington (D.C.). --History. --19th century.

SeriesStudies in print culture and the history of the book
Studies in print culture and the history of the book. ^A388034
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-252) and index.
LCCN 2003016307
ISBN1558494332 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781558494336 (alk. paper)

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