The Library: An Illustrated History » (Illustrate)

Stuart A. P. Murray is the author of thirty-four books, including the award-winning America’s Song: The Story of “Yankee Doodle,” and books on the American Revolution, the Civil War and the Vietnam War. He lives in Petersburgh, NY.

Nicholas Basbanes is the author of the bestselling book on book collecting, A Gentle Madness.

Through the ages, humanity has created, destroyed, rescued, neglected,
discovered, stolen, and cherished libraries—and no other institution so perfectly mirrors the human condition in any period of history.