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McGuffey Readers by William Holmes McGuffey

About 1,180 pages (353,871 words) in 12 products

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Project Gutenberg eBook
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McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader eBook
123,520 words, approx. 412 pages
The complete online text of McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey.


Biography

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Biography of William Holmes McGuffey
420 words, approx. 1.4 pages
Through his enormously popular series of elementary school readers, William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) educated several generations of Americans. William McGuffey was born on Sept. 28, 1800, in Washington County, Pa. He learned his letters at home, was...
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Biography of William Holmes McGuffey
2589 words, approx. 8.6 pages
William Holmes McGuffey, the second of eleven children of Alexander and Anna Holmes McGuffey, was born on 23 September 1800, on a farm near Washington, Pennsylvania. He became a teacher, professor, writer, and editor whose contribution to the field of ch...


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McGuffey Readers Information
1,591 words, approx. 5 pages
Two of the best known school books in the history of American education were the 18th century New England Primer and the 19th century McGuffey Readers. Of the two, McGuffey's was more popular and widely used. It is estimated that at least 120 million...


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The Washington Times
McGuffey Readers making a comeback.(A)(Nation)
07/16/2001: 575 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: Andrea Billups One of the nation's most beloved schoolbooks, the McGuffey Reader, is making a comeback, particularly among home-schooling families, who are returning to the historic texts to help their children learn reading and language skills. While most schools moved...
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McGuffey's Readers Get Recycled.(Brief Article)
09/10/2001: 393 words, approx. 1 pages
One of the nation's most beloved school-books, the McGuffey's Reader, is making a comeback, particularly among home-schooling families who are returning to the historic texts to help their children learn reading and language skills. While most schools moved beyond the McGuffey's Eclectic...
 


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McGuffey Readers by William Holmes McGuffey

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