The Intellectual Torch, Vol. 3: Developing a Plan for the Universal Dissemination of Knowledge and Virtue by Means of Free Public Libraries (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Jesse Torrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0428977979 ISBN 13: 9780428977979

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Promote knowledge and virtue for all with a plan rooted in free public libraries.

This historical collection outlines a practical approach to spreading learning and moral improvement through accessible libraries for every community. It includes discussions on public education, civic responsibility, and the role of libraries in shaping an informed, virtuous republic. The volume also features correspondence and endorsements from early American thinkers who supported these ideas, illustrating how such plans could gain support and momentum.

• A clear premise: freely available knowledge helps sustain liberty and public welfare.
• Historical context showing how communities considered libraries as vehicles for education and reform.
• Peer letters and reflections that illuminate the practical challenges and moral aims of the plan.
• A sense of urgency about spreading information, temperance, and civic virtue through accessible learning.

Ideal for readers interested in the history of public libraries, civic education, and 19th-century reform movements.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0428977979
• ISBN 13: 9780428977979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 81