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American children through their books, 1700-1835

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kiefer, Monica Mary, 1901-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1948.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword / Canfield Fisher, Dorothy
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Mental Pabulum of Godly Children
  • War with the Devil
  • The Art of Decent Behaviour
  • Learning of Diverse Sorts
  • Young Victims of Kitchen Physick
  • Snares of the Old Deluder
  • Summary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.