| Description |
1 online resource (309 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Studies in Writing and Rhetoric
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Studies in writing & rhetoric.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Other Books in the Sudies in Writing & Rhetoric Series; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Cover Illustration; An Introduction to Textbooks and the Cultures of Literacy; 1. Reproducing Rhetorics; 2. Reading School Readers; 3. Constructing Composition Books; Coda; Notes; Works Consulted; Index; Author Bios; Series Statement; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
Both a historical recovery and a critical rethinking of the functions and practices of textbooks, Archives of Instruction: Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States argues for an alternative understanding of our rhetorical traditions. The authors describe how the pervasive influence of nineteenth-century literacy textbooks demonstrate the early emergence of substantive instruction in reading and writing. Tracing the histories of widespread educational practices, the authors treat the textbooks as an important means of cultural formation that restores a. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-271) and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching. |
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English language -- 19th century -- Textbooks -- History.
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English language. |
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Textbooks. |
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Textbooks -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Readers -- History and criticism.
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Readers. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Carr, Stephen L., 1950-
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Schultz, Lucille M., 1943-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carr, Jean Ferguson. Archives of Instruction : Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2005 9780809326112 |
| ISBN |
9780809388271 (electronic book) |
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0809388278 (electronic book) |
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0809326116 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780809326112 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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