Books, Bluster, and Bounty : Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920.
Swetnam, Susan H.
Books, Bluster, and Bounty : Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (264 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Culture of the Intermountain West, 1890-1920 -- 2. The Challenging Process of Applying for a Carnegie Library Building Grant -- 3. Boom Towns: Carnegie Libraries and Boosterism -- 4. Small Mormon Towns: Carnegie Libraries to Protect Youth -- 5. Carnegie Libraries in Religiously Diverse Utah Communities -- 6. Women's Role in Bringing Carnegie Libraries to Settled Communities -- 7. Oligarchies and Carnegie Libraries in Transitional Towns -- 8. Carnegie Libraries in the Service of Personal Power -- 9. Contested Libraries -- 10. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780874218435
Carnegie libraries -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Electronic books.
Z732
027.478
Books, Bluster, and Bounty : Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (264 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Culture of the Intermountain West, 1890-1920 -- 2. The Challenging Process of Applying for a Carnegie Library Building Grant -- 3. Boom Towns: Carnegie Libraries and Boosterism -- 4. Small Mormon Towns: Carnegie Libraries to Protect Youth -- 5. Carnegie Libraries in Religiously Diverse Utah Communities -- 6. Women's Role in Bringing Carnegie Libraries to Settled Communities -- 7. Oligarchies and Carnegie Libraries in Transitional Towns -- 8. Carnegie Libraries in the Service of Personal Power -- 9. Contested Libraries -- 10. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780874218435
Carnegie libraries -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Electronic books.
Z732
027.478