Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Diary of an Early American Boy

Diary of an Early American Boy
papertiger avatar reviewed on + 42 more book reviews


Modern Americans cannot imagine the pure, unending work that it took to settle this country nor the planning, perseverance, and faith needed simply to survive on the simplest of terms. Seen through the eyes of a young boy and his family, and through the wonderful pen sketches of Eric Sloan, the sheer magnitude of daily effort and the small accomplishments that spelled progress for our country's pioneers will come alive in your mind. This should be required reading for youngsters with flat-screen myopia.