This new series emphasizes the experience of children during different times and at different locales in the American past. The books are abundantly illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. They will take advantage of primary source materials, reminiscences, documents, and secondary works in telling the story of American children throughout the nation+s history. -Combines vivid stories from the lives of individual youngsters with useful background material that connects these children+s experiences with the broader social and economic context of their times.+--Gerald W. McFarland, author of A Scattered People (on Children of the Western Plains)

Series Editor: James A. Marten