The First White House Library (Hardcover)

Catherine M. Parisian

ISBN 10: 027103713X / ISBN 13: 9780271037134

Published by Pennsylvania State University Press, Pennsylvania, 2010

About this Item

Hardcover. Although many early U.S. presidents were avid readers and book collectors - George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few - they usually brought their own books to the White House and removed them at the end of their terms. Finally in 1850, Abigail and Millard Fillmore established the first official White House collection. The library that President and First Lady Fillmore assembled reflects not only their preoccupations and interests, but also those of a number of mid-nineteenth-century Americans. This catalogue of the first White House collection not only reveals much about the first family that established it and the age in which it was assembled, but also provides insight into American library history, reading history, and book trade and distribution networks. Aside from the editor, the contributors are William Allman, Elizabeth Thacker-Estrada, and Sean Wilentz. A catalogue of the first White House collection which not only reveals much about the first family that established it and the age in which it was assembled, but also provides insight into American library history, reading history, and book trade and distribution networks. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First White House Library (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, Pennsylvania
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 027103713X
• ISBN 13: 9780271037134
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Published in association with the Bibliographical Society of America and the National First Ladies’ Library

Although many early U.S. presidents were avid readers and book collectors―George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, to name a few―they usually brought their own books to the White House and removed them at the end of their terms. It was not until 1850 that Millard and Abigail Fillmore established the first official White House collection. This catalogue of the library that they assembled not only reveals much about their own preoccupations and interests and those of the age they lived in, but also provides insight into American library history, reading history, and book trade and distribution networks.

Aside from the editor, the contributors are William Allman, Elizabeth Thacker-Estrada, and Sean Wilentz. For more information about the National First Ladies Libraries visit http://www.firstladies.org.

About the Author

Catherine M. Parisian is Assistant Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.