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Growing up in colonial America

1995
Describes the life of children in the American colonies, including daily chores, routines, and play, as well as religious and social attitudes that dictated how children were raised and what they were taught in New England and in the South.

Women of colonial America

2004
Discusses the place of colonial women in the home, the workplace, in Native American communities, and as slaves and servants, and examines their roles as activists and leaders in the church and the community.

What people wore in colonial America

2001
Describes what people wore in colonial America, discussing puritan, Quaker, and military styles.

Colonial and Early American fashions

1999
Features forty-five, ready-to-color illustrations that showcase the clothing styles worn by men, women, and children of every social class from the early years of American colonization to the eve of the Revolutionary War.

Life in the American colonies

daily lifestyles of the early settlers
1995
Presents a selection of songs, journal entries, pictures, and historical writings that provides insight into the daily lives of colonial men, women, and children in pre-Revolutionary America.

The Jamestown colony

1991
Describes the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, and the struggle of the colonists to survive in the New World.

Georgia

the history of Georgia Colony, 1732-1776
2005
Presents a history of Georgia from its formation in 1732 to 1776 and the growth of the colony and includes detailed maps and timeline.

The Georgia colony

2004
Chronicles the history of the Georgia colony from the arrival of the Europeans to the creation of the United States, and includes color illustrations, profiles of unique colonial Georgians, a time line, a glossary, and a further resource list.

Georgia

2002
Provides a history of Georgia, from the struggles between Native Americans and Europeans to control this land of military and economic importance, to its becoming the fourth state of the Union.

South Carolina

2002
Discusses the founding of South Carolina, its daily life in the early years, its role in the American Revolution, its political and social ideology, and its achievement of statehood.

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