Remembered childhoods : a guide to autobiography and memoirs of childhood and youth / Jeffrey E. Long.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-357) and indexes.

Includes filmography: p. 347-350.

Introduction; Autobiography, Memoir, and Biography .
Autobiography versus Memoir
Coming-of-Age Memoirs
The Value of Memoirs
The Value of Coming-of-Age Memoirs..
The Need for and Purpose of This Book .
The Scope of This Book
Selection Criteria
Organization
How to Use This Book
Elements of a Sample Entry
Summary
Author's Note
Memoirs by Individuals
Collective Memoirs
List of Abbreviations
1—The Traveled and the Captive: Adventurers, Explorers, and Warriors.
In the Air
On the Water ...
On the Land....
2—Connections with Nature: On the Job, in the Field, at Home
Animal Life
Outdoor Living
3—Rural and City Life: Living on the Land, Exotic Locales, Urban Living
Working and Living on the Land
Exotic Locales
City Life
4—Homes and Haunts: The Places and Cultures of Native Lands ..
School Life
Resorts, Bars, Carnivals, Hotels, and Retirement Homes
Northeastem and Mid-Atlantic United States .
Midwest United States. . .
Southeast United States . .
Southwest United States .
Northwest United States .
Pacific Coast and General
4—Homes and Haunts: The Places and Cultures of Native Lands (Cont.)
Native Americans (U.S., Canada)
Canadian Cultures
Mexico; South and Central American Cultures
Western European Cultures
Russia and Eastern European Countries
Middle Eastern Cultures .
Asian Cultures
African Cultures
Australian and New Zealand Cultures
5__Multicultural Heritages: Lives and Cultures in Transition .
African Americans
Middle Eastern Americans
Western European Americans
Russian, Greek, and Jewish Americans....
Asian Americans
Caribbean Americans...
Mexican Americans, Central Americans, and Other Latino Americans
Mixed Heritages...
5 Survivors and Victims: Slavery, Racism, Holocaust, and Other Traumas of War
Slavery and Racism
Holocaust Victims
Other Wartime Traumas of Civilians and Fighting Forces
On American Soil
Beyond American Shores
7—Coping with Challenges of Body and Mind: Diseases, Disabilities, and
Conditions
AIDS and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Amputation and Physical Deformity
Cancer
Cerebral Palsy
Diabetes and Juvenile Diabetes
Hearing Impairment
Mental Illnesses and Diseases
Paralysis and Motor Dysfunctions..
Sight Impairment
Tuberculosis
8—Thinkers and Believers: Intellectuals, Historians, Journalists, and Reformers
Philosophers, Intellectuals, and Lecturers .
Religious Cultures and Leaders
Spiritual Lives
Cult Followers and Groupies..
Historians.
Journalists .
Reformers and Activists..
Teachers and Other Educators.
9—^Men and Women of Words: Writers, Publishers, Poets, and Other Book People
Children's Authors
Folklorists and Storytellers ..
Novelists
Short Story Writers ,
Poets
Dramatists and Screenwriters.
Essayists....
Biographers .
The Media ..
Books, Reading, Librarians, and Booksellers
Lexicographers and Philologists
Publishing Industry .
Translators
10—Capturing the World in Color and Form: Artists, Architects, Designers,
and Friends of the Arts .
Architects..
Fine Artists.
Commercial Artists
Fashion and Costume Designers and Buyers; Models
Patrons of the Arts .
11—Let Us Entertain You: Actors, Musicians, Dancers, and Comedians
Actors and Actresses of Stage and Screen.
Motion Picture Directors and Producers .
Music
Comedians, Humorists, and Vaudevillians
Talk Show Hosts and Broadcast Media Commentators and Interviewers
12—The Play's the Thing: Sports, Recreation, and Athletes..
Team Sports.
Solo Sports..
13—Lives of Care, Creation, and Calculation: Health Professionals,
Scientists, and Mathematicians....
Doctors, Nurses, and Medical Students..
Mental Health Professions
Pharmacists and Drug Store Life
Scientists, Mathematicians, Inventors, and Engineers.
1 4 Worlds of Commerce and Government: Business, Finance, Politicians,
and the Rich
Business and Finance...
Politicians, Diplomats, Statesmen, Ambassadors, and Other Government Officials:
Leaders (U.S. Presidents); and Political Families .
Wealthy and Royal Families
1 5 Inside and Outside the Law: Lawyers, Judges, Police, Criminals,
and Prisoners
Lawyers, Judges, and Police
Crime, Criminals, and Prisoners .
1 6 The Darker Side of Childhood: Outcasts, Violence, Abuse, Poverty,
and Other Traumas . .
Outcasts
Family Violence and Other Family Abuse .
Poverty and Times of Economic Depression
Substance Abuse
Other Family Dysfunctions and Trauma ...
General Dysfunctions and Trauma
Bereavement
Suicide
Miscellaneous Dysfunctions .
17_Spanning the Generations: Mothers, Daughters, Fathers, Sons, and
Extended Family
Parents
Extended Families ...
Blended Families....
Siblings
Family Memoirs