Learning to Read and Write in Colonial America

E.Jennifer Monaghan

University of Massachusetts Press, 2007

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Sheds light on the process of learning to read and write in colonial America. Ranging throughout the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia, this work examines the instruction of girls and boys, Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the privileged and the poor, revealing the wrenching impact of literacy acquisition on the lives of learners.

ISBN-13
9781558495814
ISBN-10
1558495819
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Year
2007
Publication date
2007-02-27
Pages
504
Dimensions
234x160x30
Weight
716