Marshall Field, The Birth of the Modern Department Store, and a Small Town Library

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Marshall Field's favorite gift wasn't the one that caused his name to be forever associated with Chicago's premiere museum, or even his massive chain of department stores he built after years of trial, error, and fire--but a small library bearing his name in the small town of Conway, MA--the hometown he left in search of prosperity.

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