Earle, Alice Morse

A comprehensive, detailed account of how American colonists lived, worked, ate, traveled, prayed, and played.

An account of American children's lives in early Colonial times, including what they wore, the toys they played with, and subjects studied in school.

An 1896 study of old-time laws, punishments, and penalties, such as bilboes, the ducking stool, and the scarlet letter, with information on specific instances in which the disciplines were used.