The good education of youth
Subtitle: worlds of learning in the age of Franklin
By: edited by John H. Pollack.
Contributors: Pollack, John, 1967-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Oak Knoll Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Castle, DE
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781584562627
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1650-1727 -- Political and social views; Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1650-1727 -- Knowledge and learning; Education -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century; School buildings -- Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Description: "Explores Franklin's influence on education, in particular for African Americans, women, German Americans, Quakers, and other populations of Pennsylvania in the eighteenth century. Includes nine essays, an exhibition catalogue, and a photographic essay of surviving schoolhouses in the Delaware Valley. Illustrated and indexed"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.