Learning to Read and Write in Colonial America |
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| Author:
| Monaghan, E. Jennifer |
| Series title: | Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55849-581-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.95 |
Book Description:
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Sheds light on the process of learning to read and write in colonial America. Ranging throughout the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia, this work examines the instruction of girls and boys, Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the privileged and the poor, revealing the wrenching impact of literacy acquisition on the lives of learners.
Sheds light on the process of learning to read and write in colonial America. Ranging throughout the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia, this work examines the instruction of girls and boys, Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the privileged and the poor, revealing the wrenching impact of literacy acquisition on the lives of learners.