Gordon, Edward E. <br/><br/>
Literacy in America :  historic journey and contemporary solutions / 
Edward E. Gordon and Elaine H. Gordon ; foreword by Gerald Gutek. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Praeger,  2003. 
 - xxi, 329 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-318) and index. 
<br/><br/> A light in the forest : colonial New England --  From "dukes" to "friends" : literacy in the Middle Atlantic colonies --  "Old field schools" and tidewater tutors : the Southern colonies --  Literacy in transition : the Northeast --  "Lay the cornerstone more firmly" : the antebellum South --  "An eternity job" : riding the literacy circuit on the Western frontier --  Literacy as a mission : Native Americans --  Contraband education : the struggle for African-American literacy --  Literacy for everyone? --  The lessons of literacy for today and tomorrow.  Part I: Literacy and religion in colonial America (1620-1789) --  Part II: Literacy in the young republic (1790-1860) --  Part III: Literacy and the frontier experience (1790-1900). "Jack of all trades, master of some" : pioneer educators of the Midwest --  Part IV: Literacy outside the mainstream (1620-1900) --  Part V: Literacy in the modern age (1870- ) --  Conclusion: 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0275955249 (alk. paper) 0275978648 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002068609 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA2-U2736 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literacy--History.--United States<br/>Educational sociology--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC 151  / .G68 2003