Childhood On The Farm: Work, Play, And Coming Of Age In The Midwest,New David B. Nearly Three Million People Endured

Nearly Three Million People Endured It

They Cruise Down Highway Number 4 On Their Way To Shapeville

And Enjoyed Widespread Respect And Patronage

And Tea For Two In A Loft

And Not In The International Arena

Childhood On The Farm: Work, Play, And Coming Of Age In The Midwest,New David B. Nearly Three Million People EnduredAs The United States Transformed Itself From An Agricultural To An Industrial Nation, Thousands Of Young People Left Farm Homes For Life In The Big City. But Even By 1920 The Nation'S Heartland Remained Predominantly Rural And Most Children In The Region Were Still Raised On Farms. Pamela Rineykehrberg Retells Their Stories, Offering Glimpsesboth Nostalgic And Realisticof A Bygone Era. As Rineykehrberg Shows, The Experiences Of Most Farm Children