Children of the City: At Work and at Play
by David Nasaw
Explores how children worked and played in early twentieth-century American cities, revealing the realities of urban childhood shaped by labor and environment.
About This Book
Children of the City examines the daily lives of young people growing up in urban America during the early 1900s.
The book explores both their work experiences in factories, streets, and shops and their recreational activities after hours.
Drawing on archival sources, it presents a broad picture of childhood shaped by economic necessity and city environments.
Readers gain insight into how these conditions influenced family structures and urban development of the period.
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