author
E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
1883–1964
A longtime educator and school administrator, he wrote practical books for teachers and helped shape classroom reading for generations of students. His work blends clear instruction with a strong belief that history and literature should be taught in lively, thoughtful ways.
2 Audiobooks
The Teaching of History
by E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year
by E. C. (Ernest Clark) Hartwell
About the author
Born in 1883, Ernest Clark Hartwell was an American educator, author, and editor whose career was closely tied to public schools. Reliable catalog and public-domain sources identify him as the author of The Teaching of History and as the compiler of volumes in the Story Hour Readings series, books created for classroom use and young readers.
Hartwell's writing shows a strong interest in how children learn and how teachers can make subjects feel alive. In The Teaching of History, published in 1913, he was identified as superintendent of schools in Petoskey, Michigan, and the book focuses on practical methods for teaching history rather than treating it as a dry list of facts.
Other historical collections describe him as a progressive school administrator and editor of history textbooks, and note service in school leadership roles in places including St. Paul and Buffalo. He died in 1964. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the sources I could verify here.