A History of Childhood in the United States: Four Hundred Years of Nation Building Through the Control, Exploitation, and Resistance of Children

This book blows the lid off the sentimental mythology about protecting children and exposes the dark underbelly of adult ambition for the last four hundred years

The first book on the four hundred year formation of the US told from the perspective of children, Dr. Rollo argues that US history cannot be understood without recognizing how deeply it depended on the domination and exploitation of children. From the earliest settler colonies to modern schooling, children's labor, obedience, and d...