Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties


Book Description

Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.







The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties


Book Description

This first history of nontraditional education in America covers the span from Benjamin Franklin's Junto to community colleges. It aims to unravel the knotted connections between education and society by focusing on the voluntary pursuit of knowledge by those who were both older and more likely to be gainfully employed than the school-age population.