Why we scan

Because his­tory is for sale on eBay, and nobody knows what’s in a “rough old book, good con­di­tion for its age”.

Tonight, while think­ing dili­gently about how best to share these all in a new for­mat, scanned this old tome:

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Seems pretty dry, eh? His­tory ≣ dry.

Why is this of any inter­est at all? Because peo­ple like Thomas S. Grimké were in atten­dance, and they thought some weird things that are still hold­ing sway over Amer­i­can edu­ca­tion to this day. Here’s Grimké’s pref­ace to his address:

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