Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America, 1650-1870

by Richard D. Brown

Book Overview

Thomas Jefferson's conviction that the health of the nation's democracy would depend on the existence of an informed citizenry has been a cornerstone of our political culture since the inception of the American republic. Even today's debates over education reform and the need to be competitive in a technologically advanced, global economy are rooted in the idea that the education of rising generations is crucial to the nation's future. In this book,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807822612
• ISBN13: 9780807822616
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary