"Infants Història." . . . . "Childhood United States History." . . "Social Identification United States." . . "Kind USA Geschichte." . . "Social Conditions United States History." . . "Children Social conditions United States." . . "Infancia Estados Unidos Historia." . . "aaChildhood azUnited States axHistory" . . "Éducation des enfants." . . "Enfance États-Unis Histoire." . . "Sociologie van de leeftijdsgroepen." . . . . . . . . "Huck's raft : a history of american childhood" . . . . . . . . . "Huck's raft a history of American childhood"@en . . "Huck's raft a history of American childhood" . . . . . . . . . "Huck's raft : a history of American Childhood" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Huck's raft : a history of American childhood" . . . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Huck's Raft : a History of American Childhood"@en . . . "Llibres electrònics" . . . "Publisher description: Like Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. For more than three centuries, adults have agonized over raising children while children have followed their own paths to development and expression. Now, Steven Mintz gives us the first comprehensive history of American childhood encompassing both the child's and the adult's tumultuous early years of life. Underscoring diversity through time and across regions, Mintz traces the transformation of children from the sinful creatures perceived by Puritans to the productive workers of nineteenth-century farms and factories, from the cosseted cherubs of the Victorian era to the confident consumers of our own. He explores their role in revolutionary upheaval, westward expansion, industrial growth, wartime mobilization, and the modern welfare state. Revealing the harsh realities of children's lives through history--the rigors of physical labor, the fear of chronic ailments, the heartbreak of premature death--he also acknowledges the freedom children once possessed to discover their world as well as themselves. Whether at work or play, at home or school, the transition from childhood to adulthood has required generations of Americans to tackle tremendously difficult challenges. Today, adults impose ever-increasing demands on the young for self-discipline, cognitive development, and academic achievement, even as the influence of the mass media and consumer culture has grown. With a nod to the past, Mintz revisits an alternative to the goal-driven realities of contemporary childhood. An odyssey of psychological self-discovery and growth, this book suggests a vision of childhood that embraces risk and freedom--like the daring adventure on Huck's raft." . "Publisher description: Like Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. For more than three centuries, adults have agonized over raising children while children have followed their own paths to development and expression. Now, Steven Mintz gives us the first comprehensive history of American childhood encompassing both the child's and the adult's tumultuous early years of life. Underscoring diversity through time and across regions, Mintz traces the transformation of children from the sinful creatures perceived by Puritans to the productive workers of nineteenth-century farms and factories, from the cosseted cherubs of the Victorian era to the confident consumers of our own. He explores their role in revolutionary upheaval, westward expansion, industrial growth, wartime mobilization, and the modern welfare state. Revealing the harsh realities of children's lives through history--the rigors of physical labor, the fear of chronic ailments, the heartbreak of premature death--he also acknowledges the freedom children once possessed to discover their world as well as themselves. Whether at work or play, at home or school, the transition from childhood to adulthood has required generations of Americans to tackle tremendously difficult challenges. Today, adults impose ever-increasing demands on the young for self-discipline, cognitive development, and academic achievement, even as the influence of the mass media and consumer culture has grown. With a nod to the past, Mintz revisits an alternative to the goal-driven realities of contemporary childhood. An odyssey of psychological self-discovery and growth, this book suggests a vision of childhood that embraces risk and freedom--like the daring adventure on Huck's raft."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Enfants États-Unis." . . "USA." . . "United States" . . "United States." . "Enfance." . . "Children Social conditions." . . "Geschichte." . . "Enfants États-Unis Conditions sociales Histoire." . . "Histoire." . . "Éducation des enfants États-Unis Histoire." . . "aaChild rearing azUnited States axHistory" . . "Childhood History United States." . . "Alltag." . . "Socioeconomic Factors United States." . . "Enfants États-Unis Conditions sociales." . . "Verenigde Staten van Amerika." . . "Estados Unidos" . . "Child Rearing United States History." . . "Children History United States." . . "Jeugd." . . "Enfants États-Unis Histoire." . . "American Council of Learned Societies." . . "Manners and customs." . . "Opvoeding." . . "Coutume sociale." . . "Niños difíciles Estados Unidos Historia." . . "Soziale Situation." . . "Child rearing." . . "États-Unis" . . "États-Unis." . "Gesellschaft." . . "Geschichte." . . "Kind." . . "History, Modern 1601- United States." . . "Enfant." . . "Child rearing History United States." . . "Éducation parentale." . . "Children." . . "Geschiedenis van Noord-Amerika." . . "aaChildren azUnited States axSocial conditions" . . "enfant Etats-Unis 17e s. / 20e s." . . "Jeugdjaren." . . "Condition sociale." . . "Child United States." . . "Verenigde Staten." . .