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The Popular Educational Periodicals, 1758-1889 presents the happenings from the 18th and 19th centuries when lyceums, athenaeums, and universities sprung up across the United States as Americans began to educate themselves as never before. The titles in this collection draw heavily from these institutions and address the pursuit of the sciences, history and the arts. Notable publications in this collection include Benjamin Franklin’s The General Magazine and Historical Chronicle for All the British Plantations in America (Philadelphia, PA), Benjamin Mecom’s the New England Magazine (Boston, MA) and Frank Leslie’s New York Journal of Romance, General Literature, Science, and Art (New York, NY). Scholars using this collection will gain an appreciation for how 18th and 19th Century Americans chose to educate themselves.

Subject: Education
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Provider: EBSCO