Lessons on Practical Subjects: By Sarah Forbes Hughes and Catherine W. Faucon (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Practical lessons for curious learners
This classic, reformatted for today’s readers, introduces real-world topics that help students understand how communities and businesses work. It blends moral instruction with practical civics, economics, and everyday skills, using clear examples and gentle explanations.
This edition guides readers through topics like the responsibilities of taxation, the role of public works, and how large enterprises are organized as corporations. It explains how mills and railroads are started, who runs them, and how profits are shared. The book also offers early lessons in writing letters, spelling, and schoolroom ethics, showing how good habits support both individual growth and civic life.- Understand how taxes and public services affect communities
- Learn how a corporation operates, from shares to dividends
- See how large projects like mills and railroads get funded and managed
- Explore practical morals, manners, and the value of responsible citizenship
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Hughes taught school for twelve years. She is now writing and editing chilren's books.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book follows the progression of barter to paper money, examining how societies' needs drove these changes. The author presents understandable examples of how people conducted business before the use of money, why precious metals were sought after as mediums of exchange, and how paper came to be used in transactions. This book is not intended as an in-depth monetary history but as an accessible look at the motivations and circumstances that have shaped how humans buy and sell goods. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331962885_0
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