Traces the events leading to the arrival of the first group of Jews in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in 1654 and describes how they adapted and eventually prospered under Dutch, and later British, rule.
Discusses the origins, way of life, and history of the early people who settled in Florida thousands of years before the arrival of the first Europeans.
Describes life in a New England village of about 1830, emphasizing household and village crafts such as candlemaking, quilting, weaving, printing, and tinsmithing.
