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McGuffey's newly revised eclectic third reader, containing selections in prose and poetry, with rules for reading; and exercises in articulation, defining, etc. (title page)
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| Title | McGuffey's newly revised eclectic third reader, containing selections in prose and poetry, with rules for reading; and exercises in articulation, defining, etc. (title page) |
| Author | McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873 |
| Publisher | Clark, Austin & Smith
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| Publisher Location | United States--New York--New York |
| Publication Date | 1853 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Relief prints
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| Notes | Unillustrated.
Part of the Eclectic Educational Series.
Printed on the title page: Revised stereotype edition.
An additional publisher listed on the title page is W.B. Smith & Company (Cincinnati, Ohio). |
| Contextual Notes | McGuffey was born and raised in the Ohio River valley, graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania, and taught at Miami University (Oxford, OH) before accepting the presidency of several area colleges. He was better at teaching than administering, however, and ultimately landed at the University of Virginia where he enjoyed success as a scholar and teacher. In 1836, McGuffey contracted with Truman and Smith to create a series of readers. These 19th century readers became some of the best known school books in the history of American education. As of 1961, it is estimated that over 122 million copies had been sold. According to publisher Smith, McGuffey's books were "adapted to the habits, energy, and ideals of the frontier people of the West." Their success relied on careful selection of material, vocabularies, and concepts that were challenging, and solid morality lessons. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Readers and speakers -- 1800-1870 |
| Category | Readers
Primers (Instructional books)
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0082 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection. PE1117 M25633 1853 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | 232 p.: illustrated; 19 x 12 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit checklist 6.11 |
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