Presents an overview of the history of the early American colony of Massachusetts, using primary source materials, with information on its founding, settlement, growth as a colony, and role in the American Revolution.
A history of the colony of Massachusetts relating its settlement, hardships of early settlers, the witch trials, and the incidents that precipitated the Revolution.
Traces the multi-generational story of wintry Blackwell town through the experiences of such characters as a wounded Civil War solider who is saved by a passionate neighbor and a woman who meets a fiercely human historical figure.
Provides biographical information about nineteenth-century American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, and features a series of essays that discuss the structure and style, characters, and major themes of his novel, "The Scarlet Letter.".
Midwesterner Lee Fiora is sent by her father to a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts where she manages to survive in spite of the social differences between her and her classmates.
Adam Cooper signs up on the muster roll of the Lexington Militia on April 19th, 1775, and then lives through the first day of conflict with the British, during which his father is killed.
A visual history that tells the story of the first pilgrims in America, discussing their voyage on the Mayflower, the settlement at Plymouth Harbor, their experiences in the new land, and the original Thanksgiving feast.
