Children in Colonial America

by Philip J. Greven, James Marten, Philip Greven

Book Overview

The Pilgrims and Puritans did not arrive on the shores of New England alone. Nor did African men and women, brought to the Americas as slaves. Though it would be hard to tell from the historical record, European colonists and African slaves had children, as did the indigenous families whom they encountered, and those children's life experiences enrich and complicate our understanding of colonial America.
Through essays, primary documents, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814757162
• ISBN13: 9780814757161
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"