Working Americans: Working Americans, 1900-2021: Teens in America
Working Americans: Working Americans, 1900-2021: Teens in America
Editor: Mars, Laura
Publication Year: 2021
Publisher: Grey House Publishing
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-64265-855-2
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count:
397
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Teens in America is a compilation of original research -- personal diaries, family histories -- combined with government statistics, commercial advertisements, and news features.
This book is found in the following Credo Collections:
Table of Contents
- Publisher's Note
- Section One: Profiles
- 1902: After school sign painter
- 1909: Assistant in car repair and sales shop
- 1913: Spiritual singer
- 1916: Tobacco farm worker
- 1927: High society debutante
- 1929: Newspaper hawker
- 1934: From farmer to city girl
- 1936: Olympic medalist
- 1944: Working odd jobs to support the war
- 1944: Candy striper
- 1948: Drugstore errand boy
- 1954: Ice cream scooper
- 1956: From plantation worker to hotel maid
- 1959: Gas station attendant
- 1962: Golf caddie
- 1965: Fast food worker
- 1968: Lifeguard
- 1971: Pizza parlor worker
- 1973: Working in the family coal business
- 1975: Horse stable hand
- 1981: Migrant crop worker
- 1982: Roller-skating rink worker
- 1989: Amusement park worker
- 1995: Paper boy and house painter
- 1996: Car wash attendant
- 1999: Record shop worker
- 2000: Restaurant worker and painter
- 2006: Teenage entrepreneur
- 2007: Writing center tutor
- 2011: Undocumented ranch hand
- 2013: Computer programmer
- 2021: Coffee shop barista
- Section Two: Teen Behavior Today
- Trends in Risky Behavior
- Teen Drivers
- Underage Drinking
- Employment
- Education and Diversity
- Social Media Habits
- Religion
- Further Reading