Article ID: CBB000952252

The Children's Republic of Science in the Antebellum Literature of Samuel Griswold Goodrich and Jacob Abbott (2009)

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Pandora, Katherine A. (Author)


Osiris: A Research Journal Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 24
Pages: 75--98


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: Volume title: “Science and National Identity: The Role of Science and Technology”
Language: English

The antebellum years in the United States were marked by vigorous debates about national identity in which issues of hierarchy, authority, and democratic values came under intense scrutiny. During this period, a prime objective of indigenous authors writing for American children was educating the young so they would be ready to assume their republican responsibilities. The question of how depictions and discussions about nature and science were deployed toward this end is explored by examining key texts about nature and science from the era's two most prolific and popular children's authors---Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793--1860) and Jacob Abbott (1803--79)---and highlighting assumptions within these works about what the proper relationship should be between the search for scientific knowledge and the larger polity.

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Article Harrison, Carol E.; Johnson, Ann (2009) Introduction: Science and National Identity. Osiris: A Research Journal Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 1). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Miller, Cristanne
Crosby, Sara L.
Elena Gil Clemente
Gochberg, Reed
van Drenth, Annemieke
Kathryn Barbara Irving
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20th century
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