 | Seduced, Abandoned, and Reborn: Visions of Youth in Middle-Class America, 1780-1850 Subjects: Youth -- United States -- History -- 18th century; Youth -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Youth -- Books and reading -- United States -- History; Social control -- United States -- History; Moral education -- United States -- History; United S; In attempting to steer young adults safely away from the dangers of market-driven society, reformers in early America created values that came to define the emerging urban middle class. Rodney Hessinger teaches history at Hiram College. |
