A Missouri's early schools Thomas, Sue 1932- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. mou Columbia University of Missouri Press c2006 2006 monographic eng

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xii, 142 p. : ill., map. "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. 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. Sue Thomas. Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us-mo Education Missouri History Schools Missouri History LA316 .T46 2006eb 370/.977809 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188302 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10188302 CaPaEBR 060324 ebr10188302