Children of Crisis
Encyclopedia
Children of Crisis is a social study of children in the United States
written by child psychiatrist Robert Coles
and published in five volumes by Little, Brown and Company
between 1967 and 1977. In 2003, the publisher released a one-volume compilation of selections from the series with a new introduction by the author. Volumes 2 and 3 shared, with another work, the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
written by child psychiatrist Robert Coles
Robert Coles
Martin Robert Coles is an American author, child psychiatrist, and professor at Harvard University.-Life and career:...
and published in five volumes by Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company
Little, Brown and Company is a publishing house established by Charles Coffin Little and his partner, James Brown. Since 2006 it has been a constituent unit of Hachette Book Group USA.-19th century:...
between 1967 and 1977. In 2003, the publisher released a one-volume compilation of selections from the series with a new introduction by the author. Volumes 2 and 3 shared, with another work, the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in another category.-1960s:...
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Volumes
- Volume 1: A Study in Courage and Fear (1967)
- Volume 2: Migrants, Sharecroppers, Mountaineers (1971)
- Volume 3: The South Goes North (1973 )
- Volume 4: Eskimos, Indians, Chicanos ISBN 0-316-15162-9
- Volume 5: The Privileged Ones: The Well-Off and the Rich in America ISBN 0-316-15149-1