{"product_id":"free-and-public-ralph-a-griffiths-9781786837745","title":"Free and Public: Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales","description":"\u003cb\u003eA study of historic Welsh libraries and their entanglement with the movement for free public libraries and the philanthropic vision of Andrew Carnegie. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What can a library tell us about history? In the Edwardian Age, Andrew Carnegie, \"the richest man in the world,\" undertook an effort to build a number of libraries in Wales and Great Britain. The Carnegie buildings have never been fully recorded, and some are in critical condition today. To memorialize them, this book illustrates the social, cultural, and architectural significance of the historic libraries that formed the heart of towns and industrial communities across Wales. The book also traces the history of the free and public library system from the first Public Libraries Act of 1850 to the present day, highlighting Carnegie's extraordinary philanthropic vision and legacy in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph A. Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786837749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786837745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wales Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.55d","brand":"Ralph A. Griffiths","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996001501439,"sku":"9781786837745","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ae47238-8aa7-4317-af60-17fed8627e99.jpg?v=1683339118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/free-and-public-ralph-a-griffiths-9781786837745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}