Young America

Chicago, Illinois: American Colortype Co, 1920. Fair. Toning, short tears, rust staining from staples, leaves loose as a result. Modern tape repairs.. A color-illustrated booklet for children telling a meandering story of "boys being boys": playing soldier, racing homemade automobiles, and fishing. Makes a point of showing the boys as aspiring to be in the military when they grow up. Provides a good example of how gender roles permeated most aspects of life at this time, including (especially?) while children are at play. Single vol. (5.25" by 4"), pp. [12], illus., in original illus. self wrps depicting boy laying on grass.