The McGuffey readers

Book • 1945

Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Michael Studeman

as the most popular book at the time that included famous political speeches.

Mentioned by

David Barton

as a reader which sold 120 million copies across two and a half centuries that contained the Ten Commandments.

Mentioned by

Sarah Churchwell

as a widely used textbook in 19th century America that included a lot of Shakespeare.

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