Education
The Elements of Mammalogy
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This s…
The Chronicles of America
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Charles Mclean Andrews and Charles Morris
This work according to the subtitle is "a chronicle of American life in the reign of the Georges." It describes land, locales, hou…
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
A COMPLETE HAND BOOK FOR THE USE OF THE LADY IN POLITE SOCIETY. CONTAINING FULL DIRECTIONS FOR CORRECT MANNERS, DRESS, DEPORTMENT, AND CONVE…
The Seven Laws of Teaching
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John Milton Gregory
If we analyze carefully a full and perfect act of teaching, we shall find it involves seven distinct elements, or parties and parts—two acto…
The Moral Obligation to be Intelligent
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John Erskine
In different ways the four essays set forth one theme—the moral use to which intelligence might be put, in rendering our admirations and our…
Institutio Oratoria
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and…
Genetic Studies of Genius
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Lewis Terman
It should go without saying that a nation's resources of intellectual talent are among the most precious it will ever have. The study of the…
The Philosophy of Teaching
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Saint Augustine of Hippo
Saint Augustine's De Magistro, Englished here under the title of "The Philosophy of Teaching or a Study in the Symbolism of Language&qu…
The Elements of Conchology
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William Ruschenberger
The fifth of the Series of First Books of Natural History, embraces that branch of our subject which treats of the Mollusca, or soft animals…
The Arte or Crafte of Rhethoryke
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Leonard Cox
This text is a reprint of the first English-language book on rhetoric, including an introduction and notes from Frederic Ives Carpenter of t…
Ourselves, Book II. Self-Direction
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Charlotte Mason
This is Book II of the fourth volume in the Home Education Series detailing Charlotte Mason's method of education. This volume is subtitled…
A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts
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Unknown
This collection of projects and experiments was submitted by Rufus Tuttle, following an Act of Congress promoting education and learning. Th…
Rousseau and Education According to Nature
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Thomas Davidson
In my Volume on Aristotle in this series, I tried to give an account of ancient, classical, and social Education; in the present volume I ha…
A Plea for Ragged Schools
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Thomas Guthrie
The Reverend Thomas Guthrie was first introduced to the idea of ragged schools in 1841, while acting as the Parish Minister of St. John's Ch…
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
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Elizabeth Blackwell
A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to …
Home Education
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Charlotte Mason
In proposing these lectures, my original notion was to popularize and amplify the valuable educational hints contained in some two or three …
A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory
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Lucy Larcom
What was growing up like for a seaside country girl in 1800’s New England -- her expectations, occupations, education, and opportunities? Wh…
Moral Principles in Education
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John Dewey
In this book, Dewey elaborates the moral principles that play into the field of education. Starting from the role morality plays in the purp…
Medieval Contributions to Modern Civilisation
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Various
The mediaeval contributions to modern civilisation, which are the theme of this book, are twofold.There is the contribution of the idealised…
We Came This Way
NBC University of The Air
WE CAME THIS WAY is a series presented by NBC University of The Air, featuring educational programs that aired between 1942 and 1948. The th…