{"product_id":"from-boys-to-men-the-boy-problem-and-the-childhood-of-famous-americans-series-paperback-softback-9781625347954","title":"From Boys to Men; The Boy Problem and the Childhood of Famous Americans Series (Paperback \/ softback) 9781625347954","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFrom Boys to Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Boy Problem and the Childhood of Famous Americans Series\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGregory M. Pfitzer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781625347954\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages, 12 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.588 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e “The Childhood of Famous Americans books had tremendous reach and richly deserve the kind of careful attention Pfitzer gives them. The back-and-forth between author and creators is fascinating in terms of recent questions in the children’s lit field around who creates children’s books and the way mainstream publishing as an institution has been a barrier to diversity of authors and themes.”—Sara L. Schwebel, author of \u003ci\u003eChild-Sized History: Fictions of the Past in U.S. Classrooms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “\u003ci\u003e‘From Boys to Men’\u003c\/i\u003e has an impressive amount of archival research and provides a vivid, telling rendering of the inner working of an American publishing house.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e —Paige Gray, author of \u003ci\u003eCub Reporters: American Children’s Literature and Journalism in the Golden Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhile adult concern about gender in children’s books has made recent headlines, this discussion is far from new. As Gregory M. Pfitzer reveals, the writers and editors at Bobbs-Merrill, the publisher of the Childhood of Famous Americans book series published between 1932 and 1958, thought carefully about how their books would influence the development of their male readers. These books emphasized inspiring tales over historical accuracy and were written in simple language, with characters, dialogue, and stories that were intended to teach boys how to be successful men. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e But this was a specific image of American manhood. Published in an era when sociologists, psychologists, and other experts worried about male delinquency, the men envisioned in these books were steeped in Cold War racial and gender stereotypes, and questions about citizenship and responsibility. Based on deep archival research into the publication history of the series, \u003ci\u003e“From Boys to Men”\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on current controversies on children’s books and presentations of gender diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cbr\u003eFiction Is the Lie through Which We Tell the Truth”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: Moral Education: Exemplary Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One\u003cbr\u003eThe Boy Problem\u003cbr\u003eAbe Lincoln and the Childhood of Famous Americans Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: Public Servants: Statesmen and Politicians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two\u003cbr\u003eSeeking a National Audience\u003cbr\u003eLee and Jefferson as Honorable Virginians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three\u003cbr\u003eThe Series Concept\u003cbr\u003eThe Founding Fathers as Male Role Models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III: Military Readiness: War and Peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cbr\u003eMama’\u003cbr\u003es Boys”\u003cbr\u003e and “\u003cbr\u003eInfantile”\u003cbr\u003e Men\u003cbr\u003eThe Roosevelts and the Masculine Mystique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five\u003cbr\u003eCitizen Soldiers and Fetishizing the Military Male\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV: Social Relationships: Exclusivity and Race\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six\u003cbr\u003eFrontier Manhood and the Dangers of “\u003cbr\u003eGoing Native”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cbr\u003ePersecution Hounds”\u003cbr\u003e and the “\u003cbr\u003eThreat”\u003cbr\u003e of African American Masculinity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V: The Vocational and Recreational: Balancing Work and Play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cbr\u003eBoys at Work”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnology and Business as Manly Pursuits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cbr\u003eMuscular Masculinity”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProtecting Our Boys from Delinquency through Sports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart VI: The Intellectual Boy: The Power of Literacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten\u003cbr\u003eMale Delinquency and the Challenges of Historical Literacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cbr\u003eWelcome Back, Miss Hazelrod”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Massachusetts Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530840011032,"sku":"9781625347954","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/from-boys-to-men-the-boy-problem-and-the-childhood-of-famous-americans-series-paperback-softback-9781625347954","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}