Vividly revealing the multiple layers on which print has been produced, consumed, regulated, and contested for the purpose of education since the mid-nineteenth century, the historical case studies in Education and the Culture of Print in Modern America deploy a view of education that extends far beyond the confines of traditional classrooms. The nine essays examine how print educates in settings as diverse as depression-era work camps, religious training, and broadcast television all the while revealing the enduring tensions that exist among the controlling interests of print...