1836 Poor But Happy Villagers Ban de la Roche Mary Swift Oberlin 1st Edition

Mary A. Swift

Published by Belknap and Hamersley

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Poor But Happy; Or, The Villagers of Ban de la Roche; and The Children of Icolumbkill. By Miss Mary A. Swift, Author of "First Lessons About Natural Philosophy". Hartford: Belknap & Hamersley, 1836. First Edition. 119 p. Blind stamped cloth binding measures 6 x 3.75", 18mo.

In fair condition. Boards scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine scuffed; gilt lettering on front board overall bright and clean. Ex-library bookplate on front paste-down: "Middlesex County Historical Society". Age-staining and toning through text-block. Binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing.

Mary Amelia Swift (1812 ? 1875) was an American teacher and textbook writer. Little is known of her early life, though she was raised in western and central Connecticut. In 1833, she became the principal of the Litchfield Female Academy, leading the school for three years. That year, noting a need to teach basic science and finding no adequate textbooks, she wrote First Lessons on Natural Philosophy?Part First. It was one of the first scientific texts written by a woman and was based on her observations of teaching needs from her classroom experience. Three years later she wrote a more advanced textbook for older children, First Lessons on Natural Philosophy?Part Second.
Poor but Happy, or, the Villagers of Ban de la Roche and the Children of Icolumbkill was a pious book written to encourage children to behave well and live useful lives. It gave an account of the life of John Frederick Oberlin and his labors to improve the lives of villagers in Ban de la Roche. Only one edition was printed of this book.

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Title: 1836 Poor But Happy Villagers Ban de la Roche Mary Swift Oberlin 1st Edition
Publisher: Belknap and Hamersley
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
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