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(0)Lawrence A Cremin
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The first lecture, dealing with the period from the beginnings of colonization to the achievement of independence, is derived essentially from American Education: The Colonial Experience, which was published in 1970. My theme there is the successful transplantation of European educational institutions to the New World and their gradual modification under novel conditions. The second lecture, dealing with the first century of nationhood, is drawn from...
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Both an illumination of the history of education and a portrayal of the colonial, social, political, religious, and economic heritage of the nation.
"This book treats the subject of education in colonial America in so broad and diverse a fashion that it is, in effect, a history of American culture from 1607 to 1783. Professor Cremin begins by describing the intellectual heritage from which early American society drew its ideas and attitudes and then...