One of the leading historians of education in the United States here develops a powerful interpretation of the uses of history in educational reform and of the

Tracing the first two decades of state-funded African American schools, Educational Reconstruction addresses the ways in which black Richmonders, black Mobilian

The Civil War transformed American life. Not only did thousands of men die on battlefields and millions of slaves become free; cultural institutions reshaped th

"...A powerful interpretation of the uses of history in educational reform and of the relations among democracy, education, and the capitalist state. How did th

Presents the history of America from the earliest times of the Native Americans to the Clinton administration.