The Little Red Schoolhouse (Dover Books on Americana) [Paperback]

Eric Sloane (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Books on Americana | Publication Date: June 5, 2007

Harkening back to a time when the three Rs actually stood for reading,

'riting, and religion, Sloane's sketchbook explores the history of early American schools. He writes of the preciousness of paper, the origins of the words "blackboard" and "moonlighting," and offers marvelous illustrations of one-room New England schoolhouses, desks, and benches from the 18th and 19th centuries. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486456048
• ISBN-13: 978-0486456041
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #895,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Education > Education Theory > History

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great little book!, November 20, 2009

By 

Michele Collins "Michele Collins" (Littlestown, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Red Schoolhouse (Hardcover)

This book is presented as "A sketchbook of early american education" Which it is. The Sketches are great. You can tell the author really enjoyed traveling to all the different school houses and drawing each of them. The reverent way in which he describes them and the period is almost like hearing a ghost story or listening to one of Grandpa's old tales. If you like old buildings, especially schoolhouses, you will enjoy this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Is that all there is?, January 21, 2009

By 

Lentils Savory - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Little Red Schoolhouse (Dover Books on Americana) (Paperback)

As someone who has purchased and enjoyed several other books by this author/artist, I was dismayed to find that I had, in old school vernacular, been "sold a bill o' goods". To categorize this pamphlet as a book is to do the consumer an injustice. I would suggest that this thin lament, albeit containing some interesting information, be considered a teaser, and one clouded with too much editorial comment, at that. I fear the author was a bit depressed when he put this tadbit of information together. I can't believe there wasn't much more information available - other sources to tap, and a brighter spin to be put on things, as well. Such a short epistle should have run as an op-ed piece in a social history journal, and not have been presented as a book.