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Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861.(Book Review)

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| March 22, 2005 | LaMagna, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2003 University of Texas at Austin (University of Texas Press). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861. By Carl Ostrowski. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. x, 261 pp. $39.95. ISBN 1-55849-433-2.

It would be difficult not to imagine the Library of Congress as a cultural institution or recognize it as the national library of the United States. However, its original function was to serve as a legislative library for members of Congress. In his study Books, Maps, and Politics: A Cultural History of the Library of Congress, 1783-1861, Carl Ostrowski examines the arduous process of creating a congressional library during a period marked by classical republican ideology.…

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