. "The authors of this volume look at the academy, America's prevalent form of higher schooling in the 18th and 19th centuries, highlighting its role in the formation of middle-class social networks and culture during that period." . . . . . . "Chartered schools : two hundred years of independent academies in the United States, 1727-1925" . "Chartered schools two hundred years of independent academies in the United States, 1727-1925"@en . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . . . . . "Private schools." . . "Hoger onderwijs." . . . . "Private schools United States History." . . "Escuelas privadas E.U.A. Historia." . . "Privatschule." . . "USA." . . "Particulier onderwijs." . . "Geschichte 1727-1925." . . "United States." . .