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How Overdue Books Caused the Civil War
American Libraries (2011)
  • Rob Lopresti, Western Washington University
Abstract

Did southern congressmen swipe books from the Library of Congress in order to start a library in the Confederacy?

Publication Date
May 18, 2011
Publisher Statement
Posted to American Libraries Magazine, May 18, 2011
Citation Information
Rob Lopresti. "How Overdue Books Caused the Civil War" American Libraries (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rob_lopresti/1/