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Books, Bluster, and Bounty : Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : University Press of Colorado, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780874218435
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Books, Bluster, and BountyDDC classification:
  • 027.478
LOC classification:
  • Z732
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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