Chudacoff, Howard P. <br/><br/>
Children at play :  an American history / 
Howard P. Chudacoff. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2007. 
 - xvi, 269 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-261) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Play -- Childhood and play in colonial America -- Domesticating children, 1800-1850 -- The arrival of toys, 1850-1900 -- The invasion of children's play culture, 1900-1950 -- The golden age, 1900-1950 -- The commercialization of children's play, 1950 to the present -- Children's play goes underground, 1950 to the present -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814716649 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814716644 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007007865 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children--History.--United States<br/>Play--History.--United States<br/>Children--Social life and customs.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ792.U5  / C46 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.2310973