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American education, the national experience, 1783-1876  Cover Image Book Book

American education, the national experience, 1783-1876 / Lawrence A. Cremin.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0060109122
  • ISBN: 9780060109127
  • Physical Description: xii, 607 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper and Row, ©1980.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-594) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Kingdom of God -- Benevolent pieties -- The evangelical crusade -- Modes of sectarianism -- The Virtuous Republic -- Republican civilities -- Systems of schooling -- Education by collision -- Outcasts -- The Prudent Society -- Prudent learning -- The dilemmas of popularization -- Learning and living -- An American Education -- Institutions -- Configurations -- Lives -- Characteristics.
Awards Note:
Pulitzer Prize, History, 1981.
Subject: Education > United States > History.
Education.
United States.
Genre: History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library LA 215 .C74 1980 251275 Stacks Available -


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