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Children of the Western Plains
Marilyn Irvin Holt
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Description for Children of the Western Plains
Hardback. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSP1; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
On December 7, 1828, Lewis Bissell Dougherty was born at Cantonment Leavenworth, the military post of the Missouri River. For the rest of his life, Dougherty carried a footnote to his name: he was one of the first white children to be born in Kansas. These "first" children came to be celebrated as white America's first steps onto the Western frontier. In Children of the Western Plains, Marilyn Holt rescues the experience of children from the usual adult perspectives on Western history. Her book is the first in a new series that will emphasize the experience of children during different ... Read more
On December 7, 1828, Lewis Bissell Dougherty was born at Cantonment Leavenworth, the military post of the Missouri River. For the rest of his life, Dougherty carried a footnote to his name: he was one of the first white children to be born in Kansas. These "first" children came to be celebrated as white America's first steps onto the Western frontier. In Children of the Western Plains, Marilyn Holt rescues the experience of children from the usual adult perspectives on Western history. Her book is the first in a new series that will emphasize the experience of children during different ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
American Childhoods Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566635400
SKU
V9781566635400
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About Marilyn Irvin Holt
Marilyn Irvin Holt was born in southern Illinois, where her parents still maintain a farm. She studied at Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois at Springfield, and is a former editor for the Illinois State Historical Library and a former director of publications for the Kansas State Historical Society. She has also written Indian Orphanages; Linoleum, Better Babies ... Read more
Reviews for Children of the Western Plains
This work is a welcome addition to the small but growing collection of scholarly books about children of the Western Frontier.
Library Journal
She continues to skillfully give readers valuable information on the roles played by children in the American West.
Robert W. Richmond Thick with vivid details and personal accounts.
Laurie Winn Carlson Well-researched...vivid.
... Read more
Library Journal
She continues to skillfully give readers valuable information on the roles played by children in the American West.
Robert W. Richmond Thick with vivid details and personal accounts.
Laurie Winn Carlson Well-researched...vivid.
... Read more