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Fassett, James H. [1913-1923?]. The Beacon fifth reader. Boston: Ginn & Company. |
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"Perhaps the most successful of the series issued after the Civil War was the Appleton School Readers, authored by William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, and Mark Bailey. This series represents what is probably the first modern, corporately sponsored reading program. The authors were all highly visible educational figures, selected to represent different regions of the country, different expertise in education, and at least with the first two, to facilitate entry into major school systems" (Venezky, 1990b, p. xx). |
Sheldon & Company. 1882. Sheldon & Co's modern school first reader. New York; Chicago: Sheldon & Co. |
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"After the Civil War, reading series began to appear much as they do today….New series (e.g., Sheldon & Co.'s Modern School Readers, Monroe's readers, Cyr's readers, and Baldwin's readers) were generally published with a primer and five or six graded readers, plus occasionally an accompanying spelling book" (Venezky, 1987, p. 252). |
"By the end of the 19th century both schooling and society in the United States had matured to the point where culture had become an important concern. With the West settled, movement and opportunity were vertical rather than horizontal—rising up the social and industrial ladder rather than running westward to claim another patch of untamed countryside. A flood of immigrant, many from poor, rural areas of Europe, resulted in further pressures on the schools to homogenize and Americanize" (Venezky, 1992, p. 451). |
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Harris, William Torrey. [1877-1879?]. The 2nd reader. New York : D. Appleton and Company. |
Harris, William Torrey. [1877-1879?]. The 3rd reader. New York : D. Appleton and Company. |
Fassett, James H. [1913-1923?]. The Beacon fifth reader. Boston: Ginn & Company. |
