TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swetnam,Susan H.
TI  - Books, Bluster, and Bounty: Local Politics and Carnegie Library Building Grants in the Intermountain West, 1890-1920
SN  - 9780874218435
AV  - Z732 
U1  - 027.478 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University Press of Colorado
KW  - Carnegie libraries -- West (U.S.) -- History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3442887
ER  -