Children of the Western Plains: The Nineteenth-Century Experience

by Marilyn Irvin Holt

Book Overview

What life was like for youngsters who lived on the Great Plains in nineteenth-century frontier life. Chapters address a breadth of experiences and perceptions: why families came to the Great Plains and where they decided to settle; how families and communities were organized for education, work, and play; how health care, accidents, and mortality affected childhoods; and what children experienced outside the home. As much as possible, Ms. Holt lets...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566635403
• ISBN13: 9781566635400
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"