false 536259 0 0 1082908 0226850323 9780226850320 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180840436m/1082908.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180840436s/1082908.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1082908.Free_to_All_Carnegie_Libraries_American_Culture_1890_1920 3.46 13 Free to All, however, Abigail A. Van Slyck shows that the classical façades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask a complex and contentious history.

"The whole story is told here in this book. Carnegie's wishes, the conflicts among local groups, the architecture, development of female librarians. It's a rich and marvelous story, lovingly told."—Alicia Browne, Journal of American Culture

"This well-written and extensively researched work is a welcome addition to the history of architecture, librarianship, and philanthropy."—Joanne Passet, Journal of American History

"Van Slyck's book is a tremendous contribution for its keenness of scholarship and good writing and also for its perceptive look at a familiar but misunderstood icon of the American townscape."—Howard Wight Marshall, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

"[Van Slyck's] reading of the cultural coding implicit in the architectural design of the library makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the limitations of the doctrine 'free to all.'"—Virginia Quarterly Review</div>]]> 536259 3.53 15 1 1998 1724883 081664876X 9780816648764 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187424845m/1724883.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187424845s/1724883.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1724883.A_Manufactured_Wilderness_Summer_Camps_and_the_Shaping_of_American_Youth_1890_1960 4.00 2 536259 3.53 15 1 2006 5024166 0226850315 9780226850313 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5024166.Free_to_All_Carnegie_Libraries_American_Culture_1890_1920 0.0 0 Free to All, however, Abigail A. Van Slyck shows that the classical façades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask a complex and contentious history.

"The whole story is told here in this book. Carnegie's wishes, the conflicts among local groups, the architecture, development of female librarians. It's a rich and marvelous story, lovingly told."—Alicia Browne, Journal of American Culture

"This well-written and extensively researched work is a welcome addition to the history of architecture, librarianship, and philanthropy."—Joanne Passet, Journal of American History

"Van Slyck's book is a tremendous contribution for its keenness of scholarship and good writing and also for its perceptive look at a familiar but misunderstood icon of the American townscape."—Howard Wight Marshall, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

"[Van Slyck's] reading of the cultural coding implicit in the architectural design of the library makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the limitations of the doctrine 'free to all.'"—Virginia Quarterly Review</div>]]> 536259 3.53 15 1 1996