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William Holmes McGuffey

Born

September 23, 1800

Died

May 04, 1873

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William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was an American professor and college president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, one of the nation's first and most widely used series of textbooks. It is estimated that at least 122 million copies of McGuffey Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960, placing its sales in a category with the Bible and Webster's Dictionary. ...more

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	McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader 3.95 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 1836 — 192 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader 3.97 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 1836 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Eclectic Primer 4.03 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1881 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader 3.99 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1920 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey Series (McGuffeys Eclectic Readers Series) 4.36 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1836 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader 4.06 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1838 — 170 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey (Editor), T.S. Arthur (Contributor), C.G. Eastman (Contributor) 3.99 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1857 — 186 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader 4.04 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1836 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling-Book 4.07 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1879 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	McGuffey Pictorial Primer - HB 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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McGuffey's Primer (7 books)
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― William Holmes McGuffey, McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader

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“Will you give my kite a lift?" said my little nephew to his sister, after trying in vain to make it fly by dragging it along the ground. Lucy very kindly took it up and threw it into the air, but, her brother neglecting to run off at the same moment, the kite fell down again. 2. "Ah! now, how awkward you are!" said the little fellow. "It was your fault entirely," answered his sister. "Try again, children," said I. 3. Lucy once more took up the kite. But now John was in too great a hurry; he ran off so suddenly that he twitched the kite out of her hand, and it fell flat as before. "Well, who is to blame now?" asked Lucy. "Try again," said I. 4. They did, and with more care; but a side”
― William Holmes McGuffey, McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader

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“I won't try any more,”
― William Holmes McGuffey, McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader

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