Books by Harlow G. Unger

Acclaim for The French War Against America

In a balanced overview of public versus private education, author Harlow G. Unger provides facts, figures, and practical advice to show that private schools offer affordable and outstanding education for children of all classes. Comprehensive, practical, and heartening, this complete consumer's guide includes numerous special features, including: advice on identifying the special needs of gifted and learning-disabled children, a frank and fair appraisal of the advantages and disadvantages of city and country day schools, coed and single-sex schools, and boarding, religious, and military schools.

Startlingly, one-third of schoolchildren labeled learning disabled are not. This concise, easy-to-read guide for parents clearly describes the difference between a learning disabled student and a student who may simply have "learning differences". Chapters include information on how to select the right school, determine if your child does have a critical learning disability, and deal with special education.

He might appropriately be called the "founding father" whom American history forgot. Renowned during his lifetime as a principal architect of cultural and political life in the fledgling United States, Noah Webster has since disappeared into the pages of his own dictionary — ironically eclipsed by his own colossal creation. Until now. This groundbreaking biography brilliantly restores Webster's monumental legacy as a teacher, legislator, philosopher, lawyer, crusading editor, and one of history's most profoundly influential lexicographers. In the first major biography of Noah Webster in over sixty years, author Harlow Unger creates an intriguing portrait of the United States as an energetic and confident young nation, even when independence was fragile and the future unclear.

Provides a program to help families assess schools and their children's education covering topics such as school vouchers, accreditation, and the academic curriculum.

Chronicles the lives and careers of prominent American educators, including Emma Willard, Horace Mann, Catherine Beecher, Henry Barnard, Mary Lyon, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and John Dewey.

Surveys state education systems, tells how to evaluate local schools, and covers accreditation, facilities, administrative services, and curriculum.