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Sometimes attributed to Nathaniel Whitaker.Issued in connection with a visit to the British Isles by the Rev. Nathaniel Whitaker to raise funds for the school and possibly based on Wheelock's 'A plain and faithful narrative of .. the Indian Charity-School ..', 1763.

London : printed by J. and W. Oliver, 1766. 48p. ; 8° ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This fascinating book tells the story of the Yale University School of Medicine, tracing its history from its origins in 1810 (when it had four professors and 37 students) to its present status as one of the world's outstanding medical schools. Written by a former dean of the medical school, the book focuses on the important relationship of the medical school to the university, which has long operated under the precept that one should heal the body as well as the soul.

Dr. Gerard Burrow recounts events surrounding the beginnings of the medical school, the very perilous times it experienced in the middle and late nineteenth century, and its revitalization, rapid growth, and evolution throughout the twentieth century. He describes the colorful individuals involved with the school and shows how social upheavals -- wars, the Depression, boom periods, social activism, and the like -- affected the school. The picture he paints is that of an institution that was at times unmanageable and under-funded, that often had troubled relationships with the New Haven community and its major hospital, but that managed to triumph over these difficulties and flourish. Today Yale University School of Medicine is a center for excellence. Dr. Burrow draws on the themes recurrent in its rich past to offer suggestions about its future. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1918.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Indians of North America; Education / History; History / Native American; Juvenile Nonfiction / People ... Read more

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Yates spare and autumnal tale of a New England prep school is at once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination America's entry into World War II.A GOOD SCHOOL tells the stories of William Grove, the nervous boy who becomes an editor of the school paper, Jack Draper the crippled chemistry teacher, and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.AUTHORBIO: Richard Yates was the author of the novels REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE, DISTURBING THE PEACE, THE EASTER PARADE, A GOOD SCHOOL, YOUNG HEARTS CRYING, and COLD SPRING HARBOR, as well as the story collections ELEVEN KINDS OF LONELINESS, LIARS IN LOVE, and THE COLLECTED STORIES OF RICHARD YATES.He died in 1992. ... Read more

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Yates with a Hollywood Ending
This is a SWEET book, something you could not say about Rev Road and Easter Parade (the other Yates' books that I have read). From what I gather (from reading about all of Yates' books), this is as Hollywood as Yates gets. But this book still contains the trademark Yates' sensitivity and sparse, transparent writing.

This 'coming of age at a boarding school' story has been told many times before in books and movies, but it is real neat to see Yates' take on the genre. Everything just rings true to me here. Yates is considerate of the motivations and anxieties of the main characters. And for the 'only happy when it rains' crowd, this book is still Yates to the core: everything is not 'happy, happy' here.

Also, you get Yates' opinion (well placed within the story) on the value of the 'well rounded education'. Yates is not a fan of the 'well rounded education', preferring a more specialized approach to education. I say AMEN to that.

School of Thought
More than a "good" novel, 'A Good School' is an observant and engaging coming of age story that does not dissapoint.

The novel tells the story of many different characters, William Grove an awkward boy who becomes editor of the school newspaper; Jack Draper, a crippled Chemistry teacher; Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young and beautiful daughter; and Robert Driscoll, the English master at Dorset Academy.

Think J.D. Salinger (of 'The Catcher in the Rye' fame) but with the eye and feel of Richard Yates, which means the reader gets a thoughtful and meaningful ovbservation of life. The story is utterly absorbing and involving. It's also a fast read that should have you wanting to read more of Yate's other novels (and I hope you do!). 'A Good School' is powerful yet subltle but important enough to strike up a conversation with anyone. What does a "good" education mean? What can a "good" education do for someone? What does going to a "good" school mean? and Is it all worth it in the end?

The answers are in this mere 178 page novel. Read it!

Same Stuff, But What Great Stuff
Yates once again recycles the same characters, broadens his scope a little to focus on the private school setting and pulls off yet another great read! For an in-depth look at Yates and his work, google "Stewart O'Nan Richard Yates."

Truth isn't always stranger than fiction.
Like many, I only recently discovered Richard Yates. After "Revolutionary Road," I immediately read all of his other published work and am now looking around like a person in shock after a collision, trying to come to grips with the reality that this is it. There is no more.

Yates has a rare talent for making the freakiness of human nature almost beautiful. I found myself falling in love with the characters and forgetting about the plot. His characters are eerily familiar in so many ways, almost like old friends or people you've somehow always known. And their thoughts and actions, as deranged and illogical and pathetic as they often are, just seem natural.

"A Good School" is one of the few exceptions to the old "Truth is stranger than fiction" adage. It's strange, and it doesn't feel like a story. Yates elaborately intertwines the individual tragedies of each of his characters, careful to keep the hideousness bearable and drawing out the beauty at key points to make this an intensely interesting, entertaining read that effortlessly touches the reader's emotions.

Another GREAT novel ...
Amici, this guy (Yates) is so good it hurts.Powerfully painful ... the shame is his sales are now probably a thousand times better than when he was alive ... and the irony is there aren't as many readers of literature anymore ... go figure ... but read it ... definitely read anything by Richard Yates.One of America's absolute best ever. ... Read more

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Kilbourn, Dwight C. The Bench and Bar of Litchfield County, Connecticut 1709-1909: Biographical Sketches of Members. History and Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School. Historical Notes. Litchfield: Published by the Author, 1909. xiv, 344, [3], viii pp.Illustrated. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 2001038974. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-213-2. ISBN-10: 1-58477-213-1. Cloth.

* Litchfield Law School, the first American law school, was founded by Tapping Reeve in 1782. The work is composed of materials relevant to the school and related personages, and contains historical notes, biographies, photographs, accounts of important trials and the following reprints: "Litchfield County: Historical Address Delivered at Litchfield, Conn., On the Occasion of the Centennial Celebration, 1851, by Samuel Church"; "Sketches of the Early Lights of the Litchfield Bar by David S. Boardman" (1860); "Fifty Years at the Litchfield County Bar by Charles F. Sedgwick" (1870); and "Reminiscences of the Litchfield County Bar, Delivered at the Centennial Banquet, November 18, 1898, by Donald J. Warner." ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book is about the creation and 14-year evolution of a public alternative inner-city high school: New Haven, Connecticut's High School in the Community (HSC).This school lived an idea--empowerment. Students were encouraged to participate in shaping many aspects of their education, teachers were responsible for running the school, and parents invited to help govern. The empowerment ideology pervaded the curriculum, the organizational structures and processes of the school, the relationships among students, teachers, and parents, and, indeed, the relationship between the author and the school. ... Read more

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The fourth book in this series records the collaboration of Nick Johnson, development director of Urban Splash, Manchester, with Kahn Visiting Professors Sean Griffiths, Charles Holland, and Sam Jacob, who worked with a studio of Yale students to investigate alternative possibilities for development of the derelict Bishopsgate Goods Yard in East London. 200 illustrations ... Read more

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The colony of Connecticut was founded by religious dissenters from England and Massachusetts -- the Puritans.Their strict moral code and fierce independence helped to develop the prevailing values important to New England: an emphasis on education, self-government, industry thrift, and the rights of the individual.The experiences of the Connecticut colonists led to their becoming early leaders in the fight for American independence. (20020801) ... Read more

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Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color
This is a wonderful book.Thestory is told through poetry.I couldn't put it down.

Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color
When I learned that Ms Alexander was the inagural poet I was curious about her so I bought the book. I was pleased with the book and its interesting history about the education of blacks in America.

I was introduced to the book by Dr. Irene Hall, co-founder of Discovery Charter School in Newark, NJ, my Alternate Route Instructor, who had her students read the book prior to Pres. Obama's inaguration. She told us about the book and it's historical importance; therefore when I purchased it I knew what I was getting.

I must say I was not disappointed. The book was well written and put together to make such a sobering series of event interesting.

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
Prudence Crandall, a young schoolteacher with a Quaker upbringing, started a boarding school for female students in Canterbury, Connecticut in 1831.Although the townspeople had helped to establish the school, their support soon changed into outrage when Ms. Crandall accepted a young African American woman from Boston. Outrage led to withdrawal of the white students as Ms. Crandall admitted a second student of color, and by early 1833 the school had only black girls in attendance.

Efforts by the townspeople to close the school intensified as they arrested and briefly jailed Ms. Crandall, harassed the students, stopped selling provisions to the school, and ultimately ransacked the building and set it on fire.Although the town succeeded in closing the school, Ms. Crandall continued to speak out about social justice across the country, and ultimately the town of Canterbury made reparations for their wrongful actions.

Elizabeth Alexander (poet for the 2009 inauguration of President Obama) and Marilyn Nelson (poet laureate of the state of Connecticut, 2002-06), use a series of carefully-crafted and beautiful sonnets to relate the story of Prudence Crandall and her students.The uncertainties of leaving home for a boarding school, the joys of gaining new knowledge, the frustration in encountering resistance from the town, and the fears of experiencing harassment are all captured in the powerful verses.Floyd Cooper's moving illustrations work extremely well in helping the reader to interpret the poems. This unique book of poetry provides teachers and parents with a new opportunity for teaching important lessons about discrimination, education, and U.S. history.

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The book that I ordered arrived in a timely manner and in excellent condition.

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