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The American Private School: A Cultural History is a history of private or independent schools in the United States over the past century. Told chronologically, the book sheds light on the important role that the K-12 private school has played in this country, filling a niche in the history of education, sociology, and the United States as a whole.

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Paying careful attention to public perceptions of private schools, Lawrence Samuel offers us a much-needed cultural history of independent education over the past century, highlighting Americans' persistent and profound ambivalence about an institution meriting both admiration and disdain, envy and enmity. Paying careful attention to public perceptions of private schools, Lawrence Samuel offers us a much-needed cultural history of independent education over the past century, highlighting Americans' persistent and profound ambivalence about an institution meriting both admiration and disdain, envy and enmity. --John Allman, independent school, Head of School from 1998-2024 Samuel chronicles the complex roles that private schools play in our nation's cultural fabric, making it an essential read for understanding the social significance of independent schools in America. --Ben Courchesne, Associate Head of School, Pingry School

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Lawrence R. Samuel is a Miami-based independent scholar who holds a Ph.D. in American Studies and an MA in English from the University of Minnesota and was a Smithsonian Institution Fellow. Larry blogs for Psychologytoday.com, where he has received over two million hits, and is often quoted in the media.

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