num_pages: 266
description: Pillars of the Republic is a pioneering study of common-school development in the years before the Civil War. Public acceptance of state school systems, Kaestle argues, was encouraged by the people's commitment to republican government, by their trust in Protestant values, and by the development of capitalism. The author also examines the opposition to the Founding Fathers' educational ideas and shows what effects these had on our school system.
language: English
title: Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860
titlecomplete: Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860 (Past Masters Series)
genres: Grad School, Education, Nonfiction, School, Read For School, American History, College, History
ratings_count: 151
publisher: Hill & Wang