An Essay on the Best System of Liberal Education, Adapted to the Genius of the Government of the United States

An Essay on the Best System of Liberal Education, Adapted to the Genius of the Government of the United States by Rev. Samuel Knox. Baltimore: Warner & Hanna, 1799. An important early American educational reform work, proposing a national plan for public schools suited to the new republic. Knox, then President of Frederick Academy in Maryland, outlines a structured system of primary schools, academies, state colleges, and a national university, with attention to curriculum, teacher training, textbooks, public oversight, and the relationship between education and republican citizenship. Includes an address to the Maryland Legislature. A notable title for collectors of early American education, public-school history, the Early Republic, Maryland imprints, and post-Revolutionary political thought.