17th century

Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be an American colonist in the seventeenth century, discussing the realities of the voyage from England, dealing with Indians, and struggling for survival in the new world.

The ingenuity evidenced during the Renaissance was not just limited to the fine arts. A number of scientists and inventors also made astonishing breakthroughs in astronomy, medicine, physics, and more. Readers examine the scientific revolution, profiling Isaac Newton, Galileo, and many others who transformed the scientific and mechanical worlds.

"Describes various educational and work opportunities in colonial America"--Provided by publisher.

Explores how men and women dressed in their daily lives and for special occasions in colonial America, describing the way clothing was made, how men, women, and children dressed for everyday life and special occasions, and what textiles were used.

Covers two centuries when amateur scientists natural philosophers began to use close observation and orderly experimentation to understand processes that had previously been explained by religion or superstition.

Presents readers with a historical perspective and comprehensive picture of the government and social class in colonial America along with the cultural, political, and social events that characterized this given era.

Provides information about the Salem Witch hunts and trial through the fictional description of the experiences of a young girl who is accused of being a witch.

Contains biographical profiles of eleven early American poets, including Anne Bradstreet, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Emily Dickinson, and includes examples and analyses of their writing.

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.

An account of the costume that clothed the mass of the English population. Relates the clothes people wore to the history of textiles and manufacturing. Also covers technical advances of the Industrial Revolution.