Books by Joseph F. Kett

"The story of medical practice is presented in a very interesting and oftentimes humorous fashion....The book is highly recommended for students in American history [and] medicine, and interested laymen."-Virginia Quarterly Review

This first history of nontraditional education in America covers the span from Benjamin Franklin's Junto to community colleges. It aims to unravel the knotted connections between education and society by focusing on the voluntary pursuit of knowledge by those who were both older and more likely to be gainfully employed than the school-age population.