Product Description: The gilded age was a formative period in the development and extension of American libraries. Between 1868 and 1901, the field of librarianship saw many notable changes, including the founding of the American Library Association, the introduction of the Dewey decimal classification system, and the establishment of the pioneer library school at Columbia University, among other key developments...read more

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The letters of Eleanor Roosevelt reveal a cagy, self-confident woman who was never afraid to speak her mind on politics, religion, civil rights, and sitting presidents. (view table of contents)