William Holmes McGuffey House

America’s Teacher: William Holmes McGuffey

By buckeyemuse | September 23, 2015

American educator William Holmes McGuffey, famous for creating his McGuffey Readers, an influential series of school texts in 19th century America, was born on September 23, 1800 in western Pennsylvania. He received a sparse education in his childhood and youth, but learned enough to eventually teach in the one-room country schools of rural Ohio after…

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