Irrepressible reformer a biography of Melvil Dewey

Irrepressible reformer a biography of Melvil Dewey

Drawing from rare archival materials researched over a period of 15 years, preeminent Dewey historian Wayne Wiegand has produced the first frank and comprehensive biography of the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System and scores of other enduring achievements. Tracing Dewey's life...

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Main Author: Wiegand, Wayne A. 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago American Library Association 1996
Subjects:
Dewey, Melvil > 1851-1931
Librarians > Biography > United States
Educators > Biography > United States
Social reformers > Biography > United States
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