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Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860

Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860

Paperback

Series: American Century

19th Century United States HistoryGeneral Education

Publisher Price: $24.00

ISBN10: 0809001543
ISBN13: 9780809001545
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: Mar 1 1983
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.10
Language: English

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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