| Pillars of the Republic Contributor(s): Kaestle, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809001543 ISBN-13: 9780809001545 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1983 Annotation: "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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - History | United States - 19th Century - Education | History |
| Dewey: 371.010 |
| LCCN: 82021163 |
| Series: American Century |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.60 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaestle, Carl: - 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. |