The children of Spring Street : the bioarchaeology of childhood in a 19th century abolitionist congregation / Merth A.B. Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Merth A. B., author.

Series:

Bioarchaeology and social theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spring Street Presbyterian Church (New York, N.Y.).

Human remains (Archaeology).

Children--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Children.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book examines how the shifts in the early 19th century in New York City affected children in particular. Indeed, one could argue that within this context, that "children" and "childhood" came into being. In order to explore this, the skeletal remains of the children buried at the small, local, yet politically radical Spring Street Presbyterian Church are detailed. Population level analyses are combined with individual biological profiles from sorted burials and individual stories combed from burial records and archival data. What emerges are life histories of children--of infants, toddlers, younger children, older children, and adolescents--during this time of transition in New York City. When combined with historical data, these life histories, for instance, tell us about what it was like to grow up in this changing time in New York City.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 The Schoolroom at Spring and Varick Streets; 1.2 Researching Childhood; 1.3 Children at the Spring Street Presbyterian Church; References; Chapter 2: A Sketch of a City; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 A Walk Down Spring Street; 2.3 The People of the Spring Street Presbyterian Church; 2.4 The Ideology of the Spring Street Presbyterian Church; References; Chapter 3: Hearth and Home: Infants, Birth Through 1.5 Years of Age; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Hearth; 3.3 Home; 3.4 Conclusion; References.

Chapter 4: Exposures: Toddlers and Younger Children, 1.5-4.5 Years of Age4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Education; 4.3 Embodying the Habitus; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Restless Youth: Older Children, 4.5-9.5 Years of Age; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Restless Youth; 5.3 Health and Morality; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Transitioning: 9.5-14.5 Years of Age; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The ``City Child;́́ 6.3 Presences and Absences; 6.4 A Postmortem Postscript; 6.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Deconstructing Childhood; 7.1 Community; References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319926865

3319926861

OCLC:

1033532867