Abstract

Foreword by Gerald Gutek Introduction Literacy and Religion in Colonial America (1620-1789) A Light in the Forest: Colonial New England From Dukes to Friends-Literacy in the Middle Atlantic Colonies Old Field Schools and Tidewater Tutors: The Southern Colonies Literacy in the Young Republic (1790-1860) Literacy in Transition: The Northeast Lay the Cornerstone More Firmly-The Antebellum South Literacy and the Frontier Experience (1790-1900) Jack of All Trades, Master of Some-Pioneer Educators of the Midwest An Eternity Job-Riding the Literacy Circuit on the Western Frontier Literacy Outside the Mainstream (1620-1900) Literacy as a Mission: Native Americans Contraband Education: The Struggle for Afro-American Literacy Literacy in the Modern Age (1870- ) Literacy for Everyone? Conclusion: The Lessons of Literacy Bibliography Index

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