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| author | Monaghan, E. Jennifer |
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| contents | "She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725. Monaghan, E. Jennifer American Indian Studies American Indians Biographies Books Christianity Colonial History (United States) Educational History Functional Literacy Higher Education Literacy Primary Sources Religion Studies United States History Reviews Experience Mayhew's book, "Indian Converts" (1727) and changing scholarly interpretations of literacy effects on Native Americans living on Martha's Vineyard. Traces the history of the Mayhew missionary family from 1641 to the 1720s and the establishment of the Indian Library. Examines the cultural implications of literacy and conversion to Christianity upon the population. (NL) |
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| publishDate | 1990 |
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| spellingShingle | "She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725. Monaghan, E. Jennifer American Indian Studies American Indians Biographies Books Christianity Colonial History (United States) Educational History Functional Literacy Higher Education Literacy Primary Sources Religion Studies United States History "She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725. Monaghan, E. Jennifer American Indian Studies American Indians Biographies Books Christianity Colonial History (United States) Educational History Functional Literacy Higher Education Literacy Primary Sources Religion Studies United States History Reviews Experience Mayhew's book, "Indian Converts" (1727) and changing scholarly interpretations of literacy effects on Native Americans living on Martha's Vineyard. Traces the history of the Mayhew missionary family from 1641 to the 1720s and the establishment of the Indian Library. Examines the cultural implications of literacy and conversion to Christianity upon the population. (NL) |
| title | "She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725. |
| topic | American Indian Studies American Indians Biographies Books Christianity Colonial History (United States) Educational History Functional Literacy Higher Education Literacy Primary Sources Religion Studies United States History |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ429275 |