American Childhood: A Photographic History

by Todd Brewster

Book Overview

A remarkable collection of over 200 stunning photographs of children--from the Civil War era to the present--that captures the ever-changing experience of childhood throughout American history.

Did Americans "invent" childhood? Author Todd Brewster believes we did, or at least childhood as "a period of life cordoned off from that of full maturity, covered with a veil of protection, and subject to a program of nurture." That's the inspiration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501124889
• ISBN13: 9781501124884
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.9" x 10.6"