Pillars of the Republic: Common Schools and American Society, 1780-1860

Author/Contributor(s):	Kaestle, Carl
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date:	03/01/1983
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	USED – Very good. An unmarked copy with tight binding and some moderate shelf wear.

ff2a00;">Some minimal underlining on a handful of pages within first 70 pp. Otherwise a crisp, clean copy in excellent condition.
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Pillars of the Republic is a pioneering study of common-school development in the years before the Civil War. Public acceptance of state school systems, Kaestle argues, was encouraged by the people's commitment to republican government, by their trust in Protestant values, and by the development of capitalism. The author also examines the opposition to the Founding Fathers' educational ideas and shows what effects these had on our school system.