The story of A : the alphabetization of America from the New England primer to The scarlet letter /

The story of A : the alphabetization of America from the New England primer to The scarlet letter /

"Illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance."...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crain, Patricia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, > 1804-1864. > Scarlet letter.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
New England primer.
Scarlet letter (Hawthorne, Nathaniel)
Scarlet letter.
English language > Alphabet > Study and teaching > United States.
Alphabetizing > United States > History.
Literacy > United States > History.
Language arts > United States.
Anglais (Langue) > Alphabet > Étude et enseignement > États-Unis.
Classement alphabétique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Arts du langage > États-Unis.
Alphabetizing.
Civilization.
English language > Alphabet > Study and teaching.
Language arts.
Literacy.
Alphabetisierung
Geschichte
United States > Civilization.
États-Unis > Civilisation.
United States.
USA
USA.
History.

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