“A Practical System of Modern Geography”

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As printing technologies improved in the 19th century, schoolbooks, such as this geography text, increasingly contained engraved illustrations to engage readers. Although these illustrations were often inaccurate or stereotypic they provided students with visual images of unfamiliar peoples such as enslaved Africans in Southern States and Native Americans “out west”. These books were a real “window to the world” for children in a time before TV, radio, or movies, and with access to few magazines or newspapers. Ideas and images absorbed from these books would color the thoughts and beliefs of the children who studied them.

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Item typeBooks
Textbook/Schoolbook
AuthorOlney, Jesse
PublisherRobinson, Pratt and Company
Date1841
PlaceNew York; New York City
TopicEducation, Literacy
Land, Environment, Geography
Media, Periodicals, Communication
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting; Ink
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 6.50 in Width: 4.00 in
Catalog #L99.115
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Olney, Jesse. A Practical System of Modern Geography. Robinson, Pratt and Company, 1841. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-115/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.

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