1600-1775, colonial period

Hester Prynne, condemned by Puritan law to wear the scarlet letter "A" for adulteress, endures her ostracism with dignity, while her lover is tormented by the burden of an unexposed sin. Includes a selection of study aids.

A colorful, illustrated dictionary of colonial life that covers colonial houses, a plantation and its outbuildings, wood and metalworkers, shops and shopkeepers, and transportation.

Readers learn the facts behind the fictional tale of the first Thanksgiving, and learn what really happened.

Elizabeth Cole and her best friend Felicity are known as pranksters in colonial Virginia and their favorite target is Elizabeth's older sister Annabelle, but when Annabelle becomes engaged the girls get into big trouble.

Describes disgusting details about daily life in the American Colonies, including housing, food, and sanitation.

"[Explores] the history of New York from its discovery by Europeans and its colonization by both the Dutch and British through its role in the American Revolution and the signing of the U.S. Constitution."--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to New York colony, one of the original thirteen American colonies, examining the daily lives of settlers and the Native Americans who first occupied the land, looking at the role of New York in the fight for independence from England, and including brief profiles of New York's founding fathers.

Cartoons and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like for the Puritan pilgrims in early-seventeenth-century England; aboard the "Mayflower" on their way to America; and in Plymouth, the colony they founded upon their arrival.

Presents two episodes of the 1950s historical reenactment program "You Are There," in which CBS news correspondents broadcast "live" from the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party.

A collection of twenty-five stories, in graphic novel format, that depict life in New England between 1750 and 1775, focusing on the people and stories that did not make it into the history books. Created by comic book writers and artistsand renowned historians.