to 1775

Describes the training and work of such craftspeople as carpenters, masons, silversmiths, wigmakers, and leatherworkers living in the American colonies.

Describes the lives and occupations of the inhabitants of an early eighteenth-century New Jersey farming village.

Presents details of daily life of Colonial children during the period from 1607 to 1775.

This alphabet book introduces aspects of life in the United States during the colonial period. Topics include games, clothing, and special occasions. Tradespeople, family, and other aspects of community life are explained.

Briefly describes what life was like for the Pilgrims who came to America in the seventeenth century.

Describes disgusting details about daily life in the American Colonies, including housing, food, and sanitation.

Presents information about the Northern, Middle, and Southern colonies, with projects for children to do relating to each area.

Gives instructions for preparing foods, making clothes, and creating other items used by European settlers in America, thereby providing a description of the daily life of these colonists.

Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist, " and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Text and photographs of Plimouth Plantation follow a pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather.