The Little Red Schoolhouse

By Eric Sloane

Book Overview

School days, like our everydays, have changed. But the obsolete world of the one-room schoolhouse filled with rough-hewn desks still lingers. The echoes of yesteryear live on in the old-fashioned classrooms that still stand today.
Harkening back to a time when the three Rs actually stood for reading, 'riting, and religion, Eric Sloane's sketchbook explores the history and spirit of early American schools. In this vivid slice of Americana, he tells of when paper was a precious commodity, explains the origins of words such as "blackboard" and "moonlighting," and offers evocative illustrations of New England's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century schoolhouses and their delightfully modest interiors. Filled with insight, warmth, and honest nostalgia, The Little Red Schoolhouse is an enchanting journey into a bygone past.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486456048
• ISBN13: 9780486456041
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A great little book!

This book is presented as "A sketchbook of early american education" Which it is. The Sketches are great. You can tell the author really enjoyed traveling to all the different school houses and drawing each of them. The reverent way in which he describes them and the period is almost like hearing a ghost story or listening to one of Grandpa's old tales. If you like old buildings, especially schoolhouses, you will enjoy this book.