On this episode of Our American Stories, what if everything you needed to know about the world could fit on a bookshelf just five feet wide? Harvard President Charles W. Eliot believed it could. In an era when few had access to higher education, Eliot championed the Harvard Classics, a set of books designed to give anyone a world-class education from their own home.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, what if everything you needed to know about the world could fit on a bookshelf just five feet wide? Harvard President Charles W. Eliot believed it could. In an era when few had access to higher education, Eliot championed the Harvard Classics, a set of books designed to give anyone a world-class education from their own home.
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Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

The 5-Foot Bookshelf That Changed How America Thinks About Education

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