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Contents Preface vi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Play 1 1 Childhood and Play in Colonial America 23 2 Domesticating Children, 1800-1850 49 3 The Arrival of Toys, 1850-1900 85 4 The Invasion of Children?s Play Culture, 1900-1950 126 5 The Golden Age, 1900-1950 162 6 The Commercialization of Children?s Play, 1950 to the Present 199 7 Children?s Play Goes Underground, 1950 to the Present 236 Conclusion 279 Notes 293 About the Author 366 Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Children -- United States -- History.
Play -- United States -- History.
Children -- United States -- Social life and customs.