Textbook, "McGuffey's Newly Revised First Reader," circa 1844
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The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
circa 1844
Subject Date
circa 1844
Creators
McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873
Place of Creation
United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
Creator Notes
Written by William Holmes McGuffey. Published by Winthrop B. Smith & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.816.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 6.063 in
Width: 3.875 in
Length: 0.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on cover: MCGUFFEY'S / NEWLY REVISED / ECLECTIC FIRST READER / BY WM. H. MCGUFFEY, LL.D / ENLARGED AND GREATLY IMPROVED /
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