Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A New Course of Study, and Other Papers
Dr. Edward richard shaw, the author of the chapters in this little volume, was born at Bellport, Suffolk County, N. Y J anu ary 13, 1850. At this time the original farming and fishing population of Long Island was still unspoiled by city residents and summer Visitors. This simple homely life, dealing directly with the realities of sea and land, in?uenced powerfully the chil dren who grew up in it. Those who knew Dr. Shaw best often recognized under the eager, restless life of the city student and teacher of pedagogy echoes of the early Long Island days.
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