The Library of Congress has made available 24 videos in its History Channel series Fascinating Finds in Three Minutes – you can view them either on YouTube or ItunesU. Here is an example in this “A Tale of Two Books” - the story of Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau and their gift books and inscriptions to [...]
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‘A Tale of Two Books’
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Book History, Books, Libraries, News, tagged Book History, Books, Henry David Thoreau, Library Of Congress, Walt Whitman on September 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Library of Congress: ‘The Book that Saved a Life’
Posted in Antiquarian Books, Book History, Libraries, tagged Antiquarian Books, Kim, Library Of Congress, Rare Books, Rudyard Kipling, The History Channel on March 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The History Channel has linked up with the Library of Congress by issuing short video documentaries on the “hidden treasures” housed by the Library. The current video is about a copy Rudyard Kipling’s Kim and how it literally saved a man’s life in the First World War. You can view this video on “The Book that [...]
