Fisher, Leonard Everett

History of the tanning industry and the processes employed in Colonial times.

Surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of early printers, the development of the free press, and the printer's craft and technique.

Discusses the schools of colonial America and the lives and work of the teachers.

This book discusses the history of weaving, techni- ques, yarn preparation, the parts of the spinning wheel and loom, pattern designs and the art of the weaver and spinner.

Depicts the anti-Semitic terror that finally drives Benjamin Shapiro, his wife, and 11 children out of Czarist Russia to America at the beginning of the 20th century.

Traces the history of architecture in the American colonies describing the influence of existing styles and the needs of environment.