02079nam a22003734a 4500 ebr10188302 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060324s2006 mouab sb 001 0 eng 2006010059 0826216692 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826216694 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)228173795 n-us-mo LA316 .T46 2006eb 370/.977809 22 Thomas, Sue, 1932- A second home [electronic resource] : Missouri's early schools / Sue Thomas. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. xii, 142 p. : ill., map. Missouri heritage readers Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index. Introduction : children on the frontier -- The first schools in upper Louisiana -- The Missouri Territory -- A new state -- The rural schoolhouse -- The rural schoolteacher -- The scholars' day -- Tools of learning -- The slow progress of common schools -- Rebuilding Missouri's school system "without regard to color" -- A gathering place. "History of early schools in Missouri, including accounts of teaching materials and methods and schoolday activities. Describes schools in frontier settlements such as Ste. Genevieve. Discusses the beginnings of public education in the 1850s and the contributions of John Berry Meachum, James Milton Turner, and other African American leaders"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Education Missouri History. Schools Missouri History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Missouri heritage readers. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188302 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 235878 235878