Child labor an American history /

Synopsis

Discussion of child labor as a social and economic problem in America from an historical and theoretical perspective. Presents child labor as the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) investigators found it in major industries and occupations, including coal mining, cotton textiles, glass manufacturing, street trades, and agriculture. The investigation reports provide a rich body of primary data that is supplemented by various publications of the NCLC, government publications, and other secondary source material.