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Film, Video A Globe on a New Plan: Peter Parley's Innovative Teaching of Geography to Children in 19th Century

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Title

  • A Globe on a New Plan: Peter Parley's Innovative Teaching of Geography to Children in 19th Century

Summary

  • The Library welcomed the Philip Lee Phillips Society and Washington Map Society members and Rare Book guests to the Library for a lecture and treasures display. Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860), believed that the instruction of American children should be fact-filled, engaging, and morally instructive. Using the pseudonym Peter Parley, he addresses his young readers as a companion, telling stories and creating adventures to convey concepts of history and geography. His Peter Parley books were immensely popular, selling in multiple editions and millions of copies.

Event Date

  • May 19, 2023

Running Time

  • 1 hours 8 minutes 23 seconds

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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A Globe on a New Plan: Peter Parley's Innovative Teaching of Geography to Children in 19th Century. 2023. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10839/.

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(2023) A Globe on a New Plan: Peter Parley's Innovative Teaching of Geography to Children in 19th Century. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10839/.

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A Globe on a New Plan: Peter Parley's Innovative Teaching of Geography to Children in 19th Century. 2023. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10839/>.