The Founding Fathers, Education, and the Great Contest: The American Philosophical Society Prize of 1797 - Paperback

by B. Justice (Editor)

Leading historians provide new insights into the founding generation's views on the place of public education in America. This volume explores enduring themes, such as gender, race, religion, and central vs. local control, in seven essays of the 1790s on how to implement public education in the new USA. The original essays are included as well.

Author Biography

Carl Kaestle, Brown University, USA Lisa Green, University of California - Riverside, USA Eric Strome, Columbia University, USA Campbell Scribner, University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA Nancy Beadie, University of Washington, USA Hilary Moss, Amherst College, USA Kim Tolley, Notre Dame de Namur University, USA Margaret Nash, University of California - Riverside, USA Adam Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA