18th century

"Explores the life of a colonial carpenter and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life responsibilities, and social practices during that time"--Provided by publisher.

This book describes the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788 which played a seminal role in the founding of the new nation and continues to guide and shape modern life in the United States.

Chronicles the yellow fever epidemic of 1973, which centered in Philadelphia. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the epidemic, it includes black-and-white reproductions of period art and facsimiles of newspaper excerpts.

In London as an emissary to the Crown, Benjamin Franklin is soon summoned by the magistrate of Westminster to help solve the brutal murder of a young noblewoman. Franklin's investigations lead him from St. James Square to gin mills, and Oxford.