Young mothers of the post-war era turned to the expertise of pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock for advice on raising their children. The missing cover and personal notations written in this well-worn copy of Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care testify to the frequency with which Carolyn Johnson Frederick referred to the book while raising her three children.
Creator: Dr. Benjamin Spock
Publisher: New York: Pocket Books, a Division of Simon & Shuster.
Date: 1946
