Frontier Boy of the Early Midwest

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Encyclopadia Britannica Corp.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Dramatizes everyday events in the life of a Midwest settler's family from a child's viewpoint, illustrating school and community activities as well as home life, and stressing the self-sufficiency of the early settler. The script was written by noted novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard.

Complete Record: Presents, through the experiences of a boy, insights into numerous aspects of frontier life in the Midwest. Illustrates the importance of the school, the self-sufficiency of the settlers, and the developing economic system evidenced in peddlers, the country gristmill, and stores in frontier towns using, barter to acquire and sell goods. Social life is pictures through scenes of quilting bee, men discussing politics and market prices, games and a spelling bee.

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciaruJ9a0G4

Metadata Source:YouTube

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