{"product_id":"the-arthurdale-community-school-education-and-reform-in-depression-era-appalachia-paperback","title":"The Arthurdale Community School: Education and Reform in Depression Era Appalachia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam F. Stack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of many homestead communities designed during the rollout of the New Deal, Arthurdale, West Virginia, was a bold experiment in progressive social planning. At the center of the settlement was the school, which was established to improve the curriculum offered to Appalachian students. Offering displaced and unemployed coal miners and their families new opportunities, the school also helped those in need to develop a sense of dignity during the Great Depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book-l\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam F. Stack Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of social and cultural foundations at West Virginia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eElsie Ripley Clapp (1879--1965): Her Life and the Community School\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eTeachers, Leaders, and Schools: Essays by John Dewey\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2012 American Educational Studies Critics Choice Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45672538407014,"sku":"9780813179124","price":60.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bXFxQ3c1cmx4R05WeVYrTDIwYWwwQT09.webp?v=1780080626","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-arthurdale-community-school-education-and-reform-in-depression-era-appalachia-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}