| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 36.2

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| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 36.2 | The History Cooperative

*Children of the Western Plains: The Nineteenth-Century Experience.* By Marilyn Irvin Holt. (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2003. 224 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $26.00.)
In the introduction to Children of the Western Plains, Marilyn Irvin Holt makes the point that for decades virtually nothing was written about the thousands of children who participated in the nineteenth-century westward expansion and settlement of the United States. Thankfully, Holt herself has made a major contribution towards correcting that oversight. Finally, some of the West's most interesting characters have their chance at center stage after years of remaining in the shadows.	1
Following in the worthy footsteps of such scholars as Elliott West and Emmy Werner, Holt's meticulous research opens a vast treasure trove of children's experiences on the western plains. Her book focuses on several groups: Euro-Americans who migrated to the plains from within the United States; immigrants who came directly from Europe; and African Americans who arrived after the Civil War. The chapters are filled with interesting first-person accounts taken from journals, interviews, and life histories.	. . .

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