Although most of these accounts appeared before the Civil War, more than one-third are the result of the ambitious efforts of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to interview surviving ex-slaves during the 1930s.
McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book, USA, McGuffey Readers, Paperback McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book includes a pictorial alphabet plus 248 individual lessons on spelling, grammar, pronunciation, abbreviation, usage and more. This 1879 revised edition conforms to Webster’s International Dictionary, and associates each lesson with some principle of sound, meaning, or accent. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.
Circles Transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 1841 essay “Circles” reflects on the endless circles found in nature, and the fluidity of the universe. He encourages the embracing of new thoughts and ideas: “No truth so sublime but it may be trivial to-morrow in the light of new thoughts. People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.” This short work is part of Applewood’s American Roots , series, tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers and thinkers.
McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer, USA, McGuffey Readers, Paperback Learn to read the old fashioned way, with McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer. This first reading book begins with the alphabet and moves from simple sentences made up of one-syllable words (“A cat and a rat.”) through more difficult sentences of one-syllable words (“A good child likes to go to school.”). The book includes “slate exercises” of the script alphabet and charming 19th-century illustrations throughout. This is the revised 1881 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.
McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader, USA, McGuffey Readers, Paperback The tried and true McGuffey’s First Eclectic Reader develops basic reading comprehension skills for children as young as three all the way to adults learning to read. Using stories, word lists, phonics charts, and 19th-century illustrations, it is a timeless teaching tool. This is the revised 1879 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.
A Winter Walk, USA, American Roots, Hardback New England transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau’s 1843 essay “A Winter Walk” is a loving celebration of winter and walking. Thoreau vividly renders the winter season, writing of its sparkling beauty, its purity, and its stillness, and perfectly describing the warmth, coziness, and cheer to be found back at the home hearth. This short work is part of Applewood’s “American Roots,” series, tactile mementos of American passions by some of America’s most famous writers.
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