colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Explores the life of a colonial barber and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.

Explores the life of a colonial apothecary and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.

Presents a brief description of the founding of the Jamestown Colony in 1607, their struggles against starvation and Indians, and their legacy.

A biography of Thomas Savage, one of the early colonists of Jamestown, Virginia, who was sent to live among the Native Americans in order to learn their language and become an interpreter.

Nineteen poems reveal life in colonial America as seen through the eyes of a teacher and her class when they go on field trips to historic sites from the Revolutionary War era.

An overview of life from 1624 to 1664 in New Amsterdam, a Dutch colony which was the first settlement along the Hudson River Valley in New York state and which grew to be New York City.

Uses the life of Pocahontas as a reference to examine the history of the United States from 1590 to 1754, including early European settlers, their battles with the Native Americans, daily life in the new colonies, slavery, and the growing troubles with England.

A biography of William Penn, founder of the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania, who struggled throughout his life for the freedom to practice his religion.

When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship captained by a distant relative.

Determined to avenge the massacre of his family, fourteen-year-old Robert Bradford joins Nathaniel Bacon's rebel army in hopes of wiping out the Susquehannock Indians of Virginia.