Carnegie Denied: Communities Rejecting Carnegie Library Construction Grants, 1898-1925

by Robert Sidney Martin

Andrew Carnegie was the foremost supporter of public library construction to the point that Carnegie Library became a cliche, synonymous with the public library, especially in small towns. Yet some communities that asked for Carnegie's funds to build a library later took public action to decline the funds. Because he was viewed as a robber baron, it has been assumed that these refusals were motivated by a desire not to take tainted money. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313286094
• ISBN13: 9780313286094
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"