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Dear Hearts
Marie and George were hands-on grandparents. There were times when the grandchildren entertained themselves with bumper pool, tag in the yard, the rock garden, or the oak tree in the back. More often than not, though, you would find Marie playing 'spite and malice' or 'Connect 4' or something with her grandchildren. George took the grandchildren to ball games (both football and baseball depending on the season), and made a game of helping him to restock the basement fridge. Every time the grandchildren did something that touched Marie or George in a sentimental way, Marie would always be there with great big hugs and call them her 'Dear Hearts'.
Childhood on the Farm
As the United States transformed itself from an agricultural to an industrial nation, thousands of young people left farm homes for life in the big city. But even by 1920 the nation’s heartland remained predominantly rural and most children in the region were still raised on farms. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg retells their stories, offering glimpses—both nostalgic and realistic—of a bygone era. As Riney-Kehrberg shows, the experiences of most farm children continued to reflect the traditions of family life and labor, albeit in an age when middle-class urban Americans were beginning to redefine childhood as a time reserved for education and play. She draws upon a wealth of primary sources—n...
English Atlantics Revisited
Ian K. Steele's pioneering work in imperial and early North American history was a pivotal contribution to the establishment of Atlantic history as a field. His study of a unified English - and later British - Atlantic challenged American exceptionalism and encouraged the current wave of interest in Atlantic studies.
