The Origins of the American High School

by William J. Reese

Book Overview

This engrossing book tells the story of American high schools in the nineteenth century. William Reese analyzes the social changes and political debates that shaped these institutions across the nation-from the first public high school, established in Massachusetts in 1821, to the 1880s, by which time a majority of secondary students in the North were enrolled in high schools. Reese also explores in generous detail the experience of going to school...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300079435
• ISBN13: 9780300079432
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"