Describes life in a New England village of about 1830, emphasizing household and village crafts such as candlemaking, quilting, weaving, printing, and tinsmithing.
Describes the invention of the bicycle and traces its development from the Hobby Horse, the Ariel, and other early models to today's multi-speed vehicles.
Photographs and text describe the origins of sternwheel paddle boats and how they aided in the settling of the interior of the United States. Also included is a look at today's sternwheelers.
Traces the ownership and development of a retail establishment in Glastonbury, Connecticut, thus reflecting life in the town between 1874 and the present.
Chronicles the difficulties encountered by George Davidson and others as they attempted to create nautical charts to complete the U.S. Coast Survey of the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century.
Hannah and Sarah escape London, leaving behind plague and death as well as their sweets shop, and when it is safe, Hannah and her younger sister Anne return, only to face the city's Great Fire of 1666.
