{"product_id":"pintsized-pioneers-taming-the-frontier-one-chore-at-a-time-paperback","title":"Pintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePreston Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHarriet Kocher Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren tread lightly through the pages of Old West history. \u003cem\u003ePintsized Pioneers: Taming the Frontier, One Chore at a Time\u003c\/em\u003e gives frontier children their due for all the work they did to assist their families. Even at early ages, the youngsters helped families make ends meet and handled chores that today seem unbelievable. Written for today's young adults, \u003cem\u003ePintsized Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e offers lessons on frontier history and on the value of work for contemporary youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1850 adolescents 16 and under accounted for 46 percent of the national population, making them an important labor force in settling the country. \u003cem\u003ePintsized Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e examines their tasks and toils starting with the chores on the trail west. Children assisted in providing fuel and water on the trail and at home when they settled down. In their new locations the young ones helped grow food, make clothing for the entire family and assist with the housekeeping in primitive dwellings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pintsized pioneers took on farm and ranch chores as young as six, some going on cattle drives at eight years of age. Even Old West town tykes, who enjoyed more career possibilities, helped their folks survive as well. In the end, many pintsized pioneers pitched in to help their families make ends meet. Difficult as their lives might have been, the lessons those children learned handling chores helped them and their country in the years ahead. Those pintsized lessons have contemporary applications to the youth of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTargeted at young adults, \u003cem\u003ePintsized Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e is written at a ninth-grade reading level and includes a supplementary glossary. Even so, \u003cem\u003ePintsized Pioneers\u003c\/em\u003e is an eye-opener for adult readers as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403288559794,"sku":"9781964830049","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cedd8be6d5d34d8b8d5ae6a804cf4e29.webp?v=1778135042","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/pintsized-pioneers-taming-the-frontier-one-chore-at-a-time-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}