The First White House Library

By: Parisian, Catherine M.

Book Overview

Examines the founding in 1850 of the first library in the White House purchased with public funds, which was intended to remain there as a permanent collection. Documents the contents of the library and considers it within the political, social, and intellectual milieu of mid-nineteenth-century America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271037148
• ISBN13: 9780271037141
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"