Title:
Boys and girls in no man's land : English-Canadian children and the First World War
Author:
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2011.
Physical Description:
x, 311 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781442611238
Abstract:
"Boys and Girls in No Man's Land examines how the First World War entered the lives and imaginations of Canadian children. Drawing on educational materials, textbooks, adventure tales, plays, and Sunday-school papers, this study explores the role of children in the nation's war effort.
Contents:
Patriotic training. Doing their bit ; Studying war ; Children of the empire -- Stories of war. Brave little soldiers : stories for younger readers ; Dogs of war and other animals ; The adventure of war ; But what can a girl do? ; A war for modern readers ; Conclusion -- Appendix. Recent Canadian children's books about the First World War.
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Language:
English
