Here are a few suggested books for you. You'll find many more in the Library Catalog and in this Bibliography: Children in American History and Culture.
American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the Modern Era by 
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts by 
Daily Life in the Industrial United States, 1870-1900 by 
Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood by 
The Nature of Childhood: An Environmental History of Growing Up in America Since 1865 by 
Reinventing Childhood after World War II by 
Stolen Childhood: Slave Youth in Nineteenth Century America by 
Suffering Childhood in Early America: Violence, Race, and the Making of the Child Victim by | Subject Headings: | To narrow your search, add one of these: |
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| Adolescence | -- Education |
| Child rearing | -- Femininity |
| Child slaves | -- History |
| Child welfare | -- Masculinity |
| Childhood | -- Public Policy |
| Childhood and youth | -- Social life and customs |
| Children | -- Social conditions |
| Families | -- United States |
| For time period, add one of these: | |
| -- 20th century (or 18th, 19th) | |
| For primary sources, add one of these: | |
| -- Sources | |
| -- Correspondence | |
| -- Personal narratives |