Literacy in the United States: Readers and Reading Since 1880

by Lawrence C. Stedman, Helen Damon-Moore, Katherine Tinsley, et al.

Book Overview

The United States is at a crucial moment in the history of literacy, a time when how well Americans read is the subject of newspaper headlines. In this insightful book, Carl F. Kaestle and his colleagues shed new light on this issue, providing a social history of literacy in America that broadens the definition of literacy and considers who was reading what, under what circumstances, and for what purposes.

The book explores diverse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300054300
• ISBN13: 9780300054309
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"