The Story of A The Alphabetization of America from the New England Primer to the Scarlet Letter |
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| Author:
| Crain, Patricia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-3174-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Richly illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance.
Richly illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance.