| American Children Through Their Books, 1700-1835 Contributor(s): Kiefer, Monica (Author), Fisher, Dorothy Canfield (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1512812633 ISBN-13: 9781512812633 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1948 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Social Science | Children's Studies - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.24 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The status of American children at the beginning of the eighteenth century was so insignificant that writers apologized for wasting their talents on the subject and physicians seldom condescended to prescribe for them. the Changing attitude toward the child since then, however, can be classed as one of the great revolutions of history. In this volume Monica Kiefer traces the development of various phases of child life, including religion, manners and morals, education, health and recreation, through an analysis of children's books from 1700 to 1835, which year marked the beginning of a trend fostering a view of life more benign and worldly than the previous era of extreme pietism. |