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'''The New England Primer''', also known as '''the little Bible of New England''', was an early textbook for use in the American Colonies.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/topic/The-New-England-Primer The New-England Primer], [[Encyclopedia Britannica]]</ref> | '''The New England Primer''', also known as '''the little Bible of New England''', was an early textbook for use in the American Colonies.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/topic/The-New-England-Primer The New-England Primer], [[Encyclopedia Britannica]]</ref> | ||
| − | The ''Primer'' was first published in 1690<ref>[https://www.thefederalistpapers.org/ebooks/the-new-england-primer The New England Primer]</ref> by Benjamin Harris. | + | The ''Primer'' was first published in 1690<ref>[https://www.thefederalistpapers.org/ebooks/the-new-england-primer The New England Primer]</ref> by Benjamin Harris. It was used as a primary textbook among other texts, such as Dilworth's Spelling Book, the Psalter, and the Testament.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MhLZsUeqmasC&pg=PA162|last1=Whiton|first1=John M.|title=Sketches of the History of New-Hampshire, from Its Settlement in 1623, to 1833: Comprising Notices of the Memorable Events and Interesting Incidents of a Period of Two Hundred and Ten Years|date=1834|work=Marsh, Capen and Lyon}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:24, September 15, 2015
The New England Primer, also known as the little Bible of New England, was an early textbook for use in the American Colonies.[1]
The Primer was first published in 1690[2] by Benjamin Harris. It was used as a primary textbook among other texts, such as Dilworth's Spelling Book, the Psalter, and the Testament.[3]
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External Links
- The New England Primer, 1777 edition
- The New-England Primer: A History of Its Origin and Development; with a Reprint of the Unique Copy of the Earliest Known Edition and Many Facsimile Illustrations and Reproductions, 1897
- Origins of The New England Primer
- The New England Primer, PDF, Liberty University