Printed poison. Pernicious stuff. Since the nineteenth century, these are some of the many concerned comments critics have made about media for children. From d

Introduction: Play -- Childhood and play in colonial America -- Domesticating children, 1800-1850 -- The arrival of toys, 1850-1900 -- The invasion of children'

Printed poison. Pernicious stuff. Since the nineteenth century, these are some of the many concerned comments critics have made about media for children. From d

For all that is known about the depth and breadth of African American history, we still understand surprisingly little about the lives of African American child

American Media History is the story of a nation and of the events in the long battle to disseminate information, entertainment, and opinion in a democratic soci