{"product_id":"free-to-all","title":"Free to All","description":"Familiar landmarks in hundreds of American towns, Carnegie libraries today seem far from controversial. In \u003ci\u003eFree to All\u003c\/i\u003e, however, Abigail A. Van Slyck shows that the classical façades and symmetrical plans of these buildings often mask a complex and contentious history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The whole story is told here in this book. Carnegie's wishes, the conflicts among local groups, the architecture, development of female librarians. It's a rich and marvelous story, lovingly told.\"—Alicia Browne, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This well-written and extensively researched work is a welcome addition to the history of architecture, librarianship, and philanthropy.\"—Joanne Passet, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Van Slyck's book is a tremendous contribution for its keenness of scholarship and good writing and also for its perceptive look at a familiar but misunderstood icon of the American townscape.\"—Howard Wight Marshall, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Van Slyck's] reading of the cultural coding implicit in the architectural design of the library makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the limitations of the doctrine 'free to all.'\"—\u003ci\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54218545627480,"sku":"9780226850320","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780226850320_5bf43bc7-e7e1-4664-93ba-f5862e0adf88.jpg?v=1766117724","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/free-to-all","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}