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Barber, Marshall A. – 1953
Written in 1953, this book presents the reminiscences of a renowned scientist about his early education in a one-room school at Prairie View, Kansas, during the 1870s and 1880s. The first chapter records early memories of the road to school, and describes the community of Anglo and German farmers served by Prairie View. Other chapters describe…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Educational Environment, Educational Experience, Educational History
Cordier, Mary Hurlbut – 1992
This book depicts the lives of women who taught school in the late 19th and early 20th centuries on the prairies and plains of Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. The book is based on the narratives, letters, and diaries of 96 schoolwomen and on interviews with living pioneers, memoirs, school reports, photographs, and other documents. Part 1 includes…
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Practices