to 1775

Discusses the history of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, the early government of the Plymouth Colony, and the document known as the Mayflower Compact.

In volume three in a six-volume American Girl series, nine-year-old Felicity Merriman from colonial Williamsburg is invited to the Governor's Palace, but when her mother becomes seriously ill, Felicity sadly reconciles that there will be no new gown and no chance to go to the Palace.

A night watchman who is also the town crier in colonial Philadelphia talks about the daily life in the city, its leading citizens, and important landmarks as he shows a visitor to Chestnut Street.

Twelve-year-old Sarah breaks the Sabbath in Puritan New England and faces a moral dilemma when an innocent person is accused in her place.

An indentured servant looks back on his five years of service on the farm of a Pennsylvania German family in the 1760's.

A history of the Pilgrims which discusses their difficulties with debt, hunger, and disease during the early years in America.

The life and writings of Benjamin Franklin, scientist, inventor, educator, diplomat, politician, philosopher, humorist, father, husband, and friend.

Pictures and simple text describe some of the games played by children in Colonial America.