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Documents (see linked pdf files below) like this take a tremendous amount of time to develop and I am hopeful that you will find them useful. If you do find these document useful I hope you support me by making a donation at https://paypal.me/ronbannon . Yea, every cent helps. Webster Wells (September 4, 1851---May 23, 1916) was a United States mathematician known primarily for his authorship of a series of mathematical textbooks. One of his textbooks, Advanced Course in Algebra--- the college algebra of his period---was published in 1904 by D. C. Heath and Company, and is important for anyone interested in the history of how college algebra has morphed from a challenging college-level course for the best-and-brightest students into a remedial course that churns the money machine of higher education. At all too many schools, the current treatment of college algebra is mainly a dumbed-down version of what is taught in many middle-schools, whereas, Webster Wells' textbook is rea