If you are at a University try checking their library for works by the
two prescriptive grammarians mentioned above. Often libraries if they
don't have a hard copy, have access to online databases such as the
"Archive of Americana" by Readex. Here you can find both Dr. Robert
Lowthe's (1710-1787) work "A short introduction to the English Grammar"
as well as many of the works by
Lindley Murray (1745-1826). I
would also recommend Edwin Newman, a contemporary prescriptive
grammarian. He came out with a book entitled "Strictly Speaking: Will
America be the Death of English?" that should be readily available at a
bookstore or a library.
I would however note that most of these grammarians explain the
so-called problems of English with "logic", but as the above post
stated they try to impose Latin rules on a Germanic language which in
and of itself is illogical. Most of the problems they see with language
had been used for centuries, and are still being used today. Most, in
fact, have become norms for the English language. Lists of words
including the word "shall" in addition to many others were considered
wrong, but as I'm sure you know are quite acceptable in today's English.
I hope this was of some help to you.