Hessinger, Rodney.

Seduced, abandoned, and reborn visions of youth in middle-class America, 1780-1850 / [electronic resource] : Rodney Hessinger. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005. - 255 p. : ill. - Early American studies .

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-248) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Youth--History--United States--18th century.
Youth--History--United States--19th century.
Youth--Books and reading--History.--United States
Social control--History.--United States
Moral education--History.--United States
Middle class--History--United States--18th century.
Middle class--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
United States--Moral conditions.


Electronic books.

HQ796 / .H465 2005

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