false 2625299 2 An experienced teacher of reading and writing and an award-winning historian, E. Jennifer Monaghan brings to vibrant life the process of learning to read and write in colonial America. Ranging throughout the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia, she examines the instruction of girls and boys, Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the privileged and the poor, revealing the sometimes wrenching impact of literacy acquisition on the lives of learners. 2649980 2005 Learning to Read and Write in Colonial America (Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book) total:4|5:0|4:1|3:0|2:0|1:0| 4 15 9 1 4 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 16:25:05 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 18:25:55 -0800 2009
I read Monaghan's book with two doctoral students for independent studies. I'm glad of it. I've long been interested in the colonial period in America because of my youth spent in Concord, Massachusetts. Monaghan's historical research is impressive and she sheds light...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 16:21:47 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 16:21:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 17:51:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 17:51:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 15 12:58:38 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 12:59:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 15 12:45:17 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 12:45:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 14:26:18 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 11:28:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 11 22:20:54 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 22:20:59 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Sep 19 20:10:05 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 20:10:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu May 15 23:22:09 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 23:22:09 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2625299