That’s an idea! Not sure where to find them...maybe Goodwill? I know a lot of used book stores won’t take old textbooks, but maybe they would old old textbooks for their historical value.
But, you made me remember that at one time I wanted to get a set of McGuffey Readers, the textbooks used in the one-room schoolhouses-really, they were used until mid-20th century. I did a quick google search for a set, but discovered that at least one volume is available for free on Project Gutenberg.
Y’all if you’ve never used or heard of Project Gutenberg, you need to do so! They have free electronic copies of books in the public domain. You do not need to register to use it; they operate solely on donation. They have over 60,000 titles (including Sherlock Holmes!). I learned of them years ago but had kind of forgotten about them.
Right now I see The Writings of Thomas Paine: The American Crisis; The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson; books by Mark Twain and Stephen Crane; a grammar school literature book with readings such as Washington’s Farewell Address and the Gettysburg Address by Lincoln...all FREE!
I used Abeka’s history for my boys, I also supplemented with this book https://www.christianbook.com/patriots-history-columbuss-discovery-americas-entitlement/larry-schweikart/9781595231154/pd/231150?en=bing-pla&event=SHOP&kw=books-0-20%7C231150&p=1179517&dv=c&msclkid=15c806eac4941c34b1f15910c62cd300&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping%20Main&utm_term=4580359283328953&utm_content=s-books
As well as Thomas Sowell’s book on economics
Thanks for the info. I love going to antique or old stuff stores. They usually have old books. If I’m on a road trip I stop at those in little towns that don’t get a lot of traffic.
WILLIAM FEDERER, www.americanminute.com has many volumes of historical books for sale.