{"product_id":"good-books-in-a-country-deanna-b-marcum-9780313286261","title":"Good Books in a Country Home: The Public Library as Cultural Force in Hagerstown, Maryland, 1878-1920","description":"Although urban historians point to the creation of the American public library as one response to the chaos experienced by big cities at the end of the 19th century, this study shows that the library developed in the rural community of Hagerstown, Maryland, resembled its urban counterparts. Business elites, concerned about the image of the town, created a library as the first cultural institution in Hagerstown. This book traces the societal changes in Hagerstown from 1878 to 1920, examines the motivations of the businessmen for creating the library, and explores the changes in attitude of the librarian who spent her career there. By using the experience of Hagerstown as a case study, the author makes a valuable contribution to the history of rural librarianship and the place of the library in American cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deanna B. Marcum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313286264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313286261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1994","brand":"Deanna B. Marcum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057838485759,"sku":"9780313286261","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c4febea7-4ed3-4da3-ba32-81f791bf4fa6.jpg?v=1685049159","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/good-books-in-a-country-deanna-b-marcum-9780313286261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}