Textbook, "McGuffey's Newly Revised First Reader," circa 1844
THF96214 / Textbook, "McGuffey's Newly Revised First Reader," circa 1844
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Artifact Overview
The McGuffey Readers textbook series was used in American schools during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Readers emphasized the fundamental skills of reading and writing but included stories on a wide range of subjects from many sources (hence, "eclectic"). The books were also intended to develop proper character in children, and had a religious overtone.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
circa 1844
Subject Date
circa 1844
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Written by William Holmes McGuffey. Published by Winthrop B. Smith & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.816.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Dimensions
Height: 6.063 in
Width: 3.875 in
Length: 0.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed on cover:
MCGUFFEY'S / NEWLY REVISED / ECLECTIC FIRST READER / BY WM. H. MCGUFFEY, LL.D / ENLARGED AND GREATLY IMPROVED /
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