eyythe mcguffey reader they stad created it in 1830s and in the early days of public education you have lessons of education side-by-side with using the bible as to teach these biblical lessons and so this is a primary book used throughout the schools so by the time you get to the 1960s they had published over 100 the million mcguffey readers so a very primary book used in education significant for american history and even the bible's influence in american history is the educational lessons and the lessons side-by-side. these ethical and moral lessons that were included had a great influence on shaping the american mind and conscience especially in these earlier days and now it's becoming a littlean more of a distant memory. >> host: the mcguffey reader did include lessons in the readings? >> guest: it did and that was part of the purpose. of course there so many of these volumes out there. here at the museum we have a couple on display so you can see these simple side-by-side examples. >> host: you also have a display or someone else mentioned here that it's this man and was he. >> gu

reader. >> of course, i didn't read a mcguffey reader as i was growing up. this is something i have learned in the past since working with the museum. the mcguffey reader, they started creating in 1830's and early days of public education you have lessons of education side by side with using the bible as to kind of teach the biblical lessons and so this is really a primary book that's used throughout the schools, so by the time you get to the 1960's, they had published over 120 million mcguffey reader, a very primary book used in education significance for american history and even sort of the bible's influence with american history is you have educational lessons, biblical lessons side by side so the ethical and moral lessons that were included had a great influence on shaping, you know, the american mind and conscious especially in these earlier days and now, you know, now it's becoming, you know, a little bit of distant memory. >> so the mcguffey reader would include biblical lessons in the reading? >> it did, that was part of the purpose. of course, ther