Huck’s Raft: A History of American Childhood
- ISBN-10
- 0674015088
- ISBN-13
- 9780674015081
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 445
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Steven Mintz
Description
Explores many aspects of the changing societal role of children throughout American history, and credits the impact that children have had on major historical events.
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