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Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860 (Past Masters Series)
Pillars of the Republic Common Schools and American Society 17801860 - Past Masters Series
Author: Carl F. Kaestle
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780809076208
ISBN-10: 0809076209
Publication Date: 1/1983
Pages: 266
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Publisher: Hill Wang
Book Type: Hardcover
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