Literacy in the United States: Readers and Reading Since 1880
- ISBN-10
- 0300054300
- ISBN-13
- 9780300054309
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 338
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Authors
- Carl F. Kaestle, Helen Damon-Moore
Description
Aims to shed new light on the issue of literacy in America, providing a social history that broadens the definition of literacy, considering who was reading what, under what circumstances and for what purposes. The book assesses trends in Americans' reading abilities and reading habits.
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