Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
The Chronicles of America Series: American education and literature
Author: The Chronicles of America Series: American education and literature
Author: THE FIRST AMERICANS
Author: THOMAS JEFFERSON WERTENBAKERPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The First Americans, 1607-1690
Author: Thomas Jefferson WertenbakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
"Critical essay on authorities": pages 317-338.
A History of American Life: The first Americans, 1607-1690
Author: The Underground History of American Education
Author: Books of 1912-
Author: World War I
Author: Ruth Tenzer FeldmanPublisher: Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN: 9780822501480
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Traces the causes of the first World War, the progress of the war, the United States involvement in the conflict, and the aftermath.
America's Country Schools
Author: Andrew GullifordPublisher:
ISBN: 9780870814228
Category : Rural schools
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As late as 1913, half of U.S. schoolchildren were enrolled in the country's 212,000 one-room schools--the heart of American education. Although only about 428 of these schools remain in use as of 1994, the country school continues to be a powerful cultural symbol. The first section of this book examines country schools' educational and cultural legacy. Chapters (1) provide an overview placing country schools in the larger social and historical framework of American education; (2) describe the country school curriculum, discipline, and teaching methods; (3) present anecdotes and memoirs describing teacher education, teaching conditions, and teachers' lives on the Western frontier in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; (4) portray the role country schools played as rural community centers; (5) discuss the assimilation of immigrants and minorities in rural schools, focusing on Native Americans, Blacks, and Hispanics; and (6) look at public, private, and parochial country schools in operation today. The second section examines the great variety of design in country school architecture, including schoolhouse sites, architect designs, building forms, building materials and techniques, classroom furniture, and building standardization. The third section discusses the preservation and restoration of country schools; describes new uses as museums, centers for living history programs, and community centers; presents preservation case studies; and lists one-room schools, by state, that remain in public ownership. This book contains approximately 275 references, 400 photographs, numerous illustrations, and an index. (SV)
The Speed Chronicles
Author: Joseph MattsonPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453259384
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
An “addictive volume” of amphetamine stories from William T. Vollmann, Sherman Alexie, and more (Publishers Weekly). Speed is the most American of drugs: twice the productivity at half the cost, and equal opportunity for all. It has reinvented itself many times, from miracle cure to biker-gang scourge and everything in between. It goes by many names: crystal meth, amphetamines, Dexedrine, Benzedrine, Adderall; crank, spizz, chickenscratch, oblivious marching powder, the go-fast. And it crosses all ethnicities, genders, and geographies—from immigrants and heartlanders punching double factory shifts to clandestine border warlords; prostitutes to housewives; Hollywood celebs to the poorest Indian on the rez—and they all have plenty of stories. Here is the first contemporary collection of new short fiction dealing with the drug from an array of today’s most compelling authors. The elements of crime and tweaking, bleary-eyed zombies exist alongside heart-wrenching narratives of everyday people, the American Dream going up in flames, and even some accounts of pure joy. Featuring brand-new stories by: Sherman Alexie, William T. Vollmann, James Franco, Megan Abbott, Jerry Stahl, Beth Lisick, Jess Walter, Scott Phillips, James Greer, Tao Lin, Joseph Mattson, Natalie Diaz, Kenji Jasper, and Rose Bunch.