to 1783

Examines American life from 1763 to 1800, providing information about the climate, natural history, geography, Native Americans, the economy, population, diet and health, religion, government, cities, prominent people, education, culture, and crime during the Revolutionary era.

Examines everyday life in colonial America and explains how that way of life prepared Americans' readiness for revolution and independence.

Examines the characteristics of some of the original American colonists, looking at how they were forced to adapt old traditions to the realities of life in the New World, creating a unique culture based on practicality and common sense.

Includes insights into the social expression of Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans.

"Twayne's American thought and culture series." Current research on the origins of national thought and culture in the U.S.

Discusses how American character and way of life was shaped in the years between the coming of the Pilgrims and the battle for national independence.

Describes and illustrates the arts and sciences of colonial and early Federal America through a variety of images produced at the time.