A Practical System of Modern Geography

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Geography books were among the most commonly owned schoolbooks of the 19th century. Jedediah Morse published the first American geography in 1784. By the time Jesse Olney (1798-1822) wrote A Practical System of Modern Geography, these books were being written for increasingly younger students. The question and answer format, or catechism, that Smith used was common. Scholars learned by rote, memorizing the answer to each question exactly as it appeared in the book. Like other geography books being published by the 1820s, A Practical System emphasized the economic and political superiority of the new United States.

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Item typeTextbook/Schoolbook
AuthorOlney, Jesse
Date1828
PlaceHartford, Connecticut
TopicEducation, Literacy
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 6.50 in Width: 4.00 in
Catalog #G-geog 1263
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Olney, Jesse. A Practical System of Modern Geography. 1828. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/g-geog-1263/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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