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Lists Massachusetts's libraries with special or unusual collections.Includes activities that teach students about the importance of libraries, the Dewey Decimal System, the Library of Congress, Books-in-Print, contributions of Andrew Carnegie and how and why to use libraries.Listing includes many libraries with special collections about Massachusetts.Free teacher's guide. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1881.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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"Wallace Stegner called its stacks ""enchanted."" Barbara Tuchman called it ""my Archimedes bathtub, my burning bush."" But to Thomas Wolfe, it was a place of ""wilderment and despair."" Since its opening in 1915, the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library has led a spirited life as Harvard's physical and, in a sense, its spiritual heart. Originally intended as the memorial to one man, it quickly grew into a symbol of the life of the mind with few equals anywhere--and like all symbols, it has enjoyed its share of contest and contradiction. At the unlikely intersection of such disparate episodes as the sinking of the Titanic, the social upheavals of the 1960s, and the shifting meaning of books and libraries in the information age, Widener is at once the storehouse and the focus of rich and ever-growing hoards of memory.

With copious illustrations and wide-ranging narrative, Widener: Biography of a Library is not only a record of benefactors and collections; it is the tale of the students, scholars, and staff who give a great library its life.

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A history of the colony, which began with the settling of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, until its becoming the sixth state of the Union. Includes brief biographies of notable colonial-era people. ... Read more

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Don't Believe Anything Else--This Book Is Good!
I COMPLETELY disagree with whoever wrote the review above. This book is very good and IS NOT BORING WHATSOEVER. Whoever wrote the other review must dislike history, which is one of the most important and underrated subjects in education today. Dennis Fradin's "Thirteen Colonies" series is not extremely in-depth, but that's expected, because it is a juvenile series! And for a juvenile series it has a lot of interesting and accurate information, as well as excellent illustrations. All major events in each colonies' history are covered, and for the book on Massachusetts, the author was at his best yet!

it was completely and utterly boreing
I found that it contained good information, but I'm afraid I dozed off more than once.I understand that a lot of effort must have been put into this piece, but i'm afraid it needs a lot of work!!! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Philip Hofer, who founded the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts in the Houghton Library, was a curator and collector of great zeal and singular taste. In this exhibition catalogue his successor, Eleanor Garvey, explores the rich legacy Hofer bequeathed to Harvard: extraordinary manuscripts, writing manuals, illustrated books, and examples of fine and unusual printing. The objects of Hofer's fancy constitute a teaching collection and a scholarly resource of the highest kind. They also justify the reputation he earned over a long and unique career as the "Prince of the Eye."

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On a hot day in June 1914, a fire broke out in a leatherfactory a mile away from the heart of downtownSalem. Despite the efforts of local firefighters and volunteersfrom communities as far away as Boston, residents watchedhelplessly as flames leapt from rooftop to rooftop. By the timethe fire finally extinguished itself in the Atlantic Ocean, ithad destroyed hundreds of acres of property, damaged overa thousand buildings and left more than twenty thousandpeople homeless. Makeshift tent cities sprung up on SalemCommon and in Forest River Park. This collection of historic photos from thePhillips Library depicts the city before the fire, the conflagration itself and thepeople of Salem's united effort to rebuild and rise triumphant from the ashes. ... Read more

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Harvard's Judaica Collection is one of the world's great Judaica collections, and is the largest collection of Israeli and Israel-related publications outside of Israel. This book traces the history of the collection from Harvard's founding, with special emphasis on the accelerated growth in the past four decades. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Teaches young readers basic geographic facts about this state, including its location in the northeast and the various regions, including bogs, farms, beaches, and forests, that exist within ... Read more

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When did the Mayflower first arrive in Massachusetts? Where was the first permanent English settlement sited in Massachusetts? What was referred to as ‘The New England Way’? Find the answers to these and many other questions in ‘Massachusetts’, a book abou

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