This book presents a history of mathematic between 1607 and 1865 in that
part of mainland North America which is north of Mexico but excludes the
present-day Canada and Alaska. Unlike most other histories of
mathematics now available, the emphasis is on the gradual emergence of
"mathematics for all" programs and associated changes in thinking which
drove this emergence. The book takes account of changing ideas about
intended, implemented and attained mathematics curricula for learners of
all ages. It also pays attention to the mathematics itself, and to how
it was taught and learned.