"She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725

Reviews Experience Mayhew's book, "Indian Converts" (1727) and changing scholarly interpretations of literacy effects on Native Americans living on Martha's Vineyard. Traces the history of the Mayhew missionary family from 1641 to the 1720s and the establishment of the Indian Lib...

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Published inHistory of education quarterly Vol. 30; no. 4; p. 492
Main Author Monaghan, E. Jennifer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1990
Subjects
American Indian Studies
American Indians
Biographies
Christianity
Colonial History (United States)
Educational History
Functional Literacy
Higher Education
Literacy
Marthas Vineyard
Mayhew (Experience)
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Religion Studies
United States History
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Summary:Reviews Experience Mayhew's book, "Indian Converts" (1727) and changing scholarly interpretations of literacy effects on Native Americans living on Martha's Vineyard. Traces the history of the Mayhew missionary family from 1641 to the 1720s and the establishment of the Indian Library. Examines the cultural implications of literacy and conversion to Christianity upon the population. (NL)
ISSN:0018-2680
DOI:10.2307/368944