HIST 1080 Chapter Notes -David Nasaw, Lewis Hine, Amusement Arcade
22 Dec 2014
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The dawn of the twentieth century was a time of great change in the united. States, and many of those changes can be seen in the lives of the children who worked, played, learned, and made sense of the world. During the twentieth century, the u. s. was a diverse nation, and its children lived in a wide range of circumstances, different geographic settings, economic backgrounds, and family structures. The country was experiencing tremendous growth, and more and more families were living in cities. Many children lived in terrible poverty, while others were part of a growing middle class. At the same time, a great increase in immigration brought children from all over the globe. Children of the city by david nasaw tells the story of the relationship between urban children and their surroundings. He describes the combination of opportunity, need, and desire that drew these children into jobs.
