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History repeating itself the republication of children's historical literature and the Christian right

Title
History repeating itself [electronic resource] : the republication of children's historical literature and the Christian right / Gregory M. Pfitzer.
Author
Pfitzer, Gregory M.
Publication
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 309 pages)
Series Statement
Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Uniform Title
History repeating itself (Online)
Alternative Title
History repeating itself (Online)
Subject
  • History publishing > United States > History
  • Historiography > Religious aspects
  • United States > History > Textbooks
  • United States > Historiography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
Introduction: "the past we choose to remember" -- Narrative history: Samuel Goodrich and truth in children's history -- Pedagogical history: the Abbott brothers and progressive approaches to the past -- Gendered history: Josephine Pollard and monosyllabic histories -- Providential history: Charles Carleton Coffin and the home study movement -- Biographical history: Elbridge S. Brooks and the childhood lives of great men -- Doctrinal history: Charles Morris and the search for "lost history" -- Conclusion: the recycled past.
LCCN
2014019800
OCLC
ssj0001608741
Author
Pfitzer, Gregory M.
Title
History repeating itself [electronic resource] : the republication of children's historical literature and the Christian right / Gregory M. Pfitzer.
Imprint
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2014.
Series
Studies in print culture and the history of the book
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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