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Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860 (American Century Series)

by Carl Kaestle

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Pillars of the Republic is a pioneering study of common-school development in the years before the Civil War. Public acceptance of state school systems, Kaestle argues, was encouraged by the people's commitment to republican government, by their trust in Protestant values, and by the development of capitalism. The author also examines the opposition to the Founding Fathers' educational ideas and shows what effects these had on our school system.

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Carl F. Kaestle is University Professor of Education, History, and Public Policy at Brown University. He is the author of numerous books on the history of education, including, Literacy in the United States: Readers and Reading Since 1880.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780809001545
Subtitle:
Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860
Editor:
Foner, Eric
Author:
Kaestle, Carl
Author:
Foner, Eric
Author:
Foner, Eric
Publisher:
Hill & Wang
Subject:
General
Subject:
Education
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Administration
Subject:
Public schools
Subject:
Administration - General
Subject:
General History
Subject:
Public schools -- United States -- History.
Series:
American Century Series
Publication Date:
March 1983
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
282
Dimensions:
8.25x5.36x.73 in. .57 lbs.
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