在19世纪20年代，书籍对大多数美国人来说是一种稀缺而珍贵的奢侈品。 面向所有年龄层免费开放知识获取的激进理念——即公共图书馆体系——在美国尚未兴起。尽管如此，边疆地区确实存在一些如饥似渴的读者——其中包括家境贫寒的年轻亚伯拉罕·林肯，多丽丝·基恩斯·古德温（TED演讲：历届总统的启示）如此写道。与林肯一样，19世纪大多数自学成才的美国人都广泛涉猎各类知识。
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在19世纪20年代，书籍对大多数美国人而言是稀缺奢侈品，公共图书馆体系尚未建立。然而边疆地区仍有求知若渴的读者，包括年轻的亚伯拉罕·林肯。本文带你一探19世纪五年级学生的知识水平，看看现代人是否能与之媲美。
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