Literacy in the United States
Subtitle: readers and reading since 1880
By: Carl F. Kaestle ; Helen Damon-Moore ... [et al.].
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
Subjects: Literacy -- United States -- History
Description: The book explores diverse sources--from tests of reading ability, government surveys, and polls to nineteenth-century autobiographies and family budget studies--in order to assess trends in Americans' reading abilities and reading habits.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-332) and index.