Synopsis
The Columbian Class Book: Consisting Of Geographical, Historical And Biographical Extracts. Particularly Designed For The Use Of Schools by A. T. Lowe. This 1824 schoolbook, compiled by Dr. A. T. Lowe, is an instructional miscellany designed for use in American schools. It gathers geographical, historical, and biographical extracts drawn from authentic sources and presents them in a new, school-friendly plan to engage students with useful facts and broad learning. The contents range from biographies (e.g., Washington, Franklin, Newton, Cicero) to dramatic and historical narratives (the Destruction of Tyre, the Capture of Quebec, the Battle of the Nile), and descriptive passages on Egypt, Africa, India, and the Americas. It includes selections from classical authors, dialogues, and questions to test comprehension, alongside sections on the grand divisions of the earth, various nations, and natural phenomena such as rivers, oceans, lakes, and mountains. Prefaced by a note from 1824, the work emphasizes education through varied, authoritative extracts as a pedagogical tool.
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