Title: Children at Play: An American History
Authors: Musher, Sharon Ann
Source: Journal of Interdisciplinary History; Winter2009, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p437-438, 2p
Abstract: This article reviews the book "Children at Play: An American History," by Howard P. Chudacoff.
Review: Filled with intriguing stories and revelatory insights, Children at Play provides a chronological history of play in the U.S. from the point of view of children themselves. It highlights the transformations of play that have occurred over the last 200 years, paying attention not only to the activities of the cultural elite but to those of working-class men and women, to slaves, and to Native Americans.
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