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Familiar landmarks in hundreds of American towns, Carnegie libraries today seem far from controversial. In this book, however, the author shows that the classical facades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask a complex and contentious history.

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    A Paperback / softback by Abigail A. Van Slyck

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 20/07/1998
      ISBN13: 9780226850320, 978-0226850320
      ISBN10: 0226850323
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      Familiar landmarks in hundreds of American towns, Carnegie libraries today seem far from controversial. In this book, however, the author shows that the classical facades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask a complex and contentious history.

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