America's library
Subtitle: the story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000
By: James Conaway ; foreword by James H. Billington ; introduction by Edmund Morris.
Contributors: Library of Congress.
Publisher: Yale University Press in association with the Library of Congress; Yale University Press in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Library of Congress -- History.; National libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.; National libraries -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "This book tells the story of the first two hundred years of the Library of Congress." "James Conaway centers this history around the thirteen men who have been appointed by presidents to lead the Library of Congress. The author investigates how the Librarians' experiences and contributions, as well as the Library's collections, have reflected political and intellectual developments in the United States."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-217) and index.