to 1775

Describes the working methods, products, houses and shops, town and country trades, and individual and group enterprises of colonial American skilled craftsmen.

A biography of John Jay, the first Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States examining his life and political influence in the foundation of the new nation.

Describes the life of Robert Livingston, including his involvement in the American Revolution, the building of New York State, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Traces the events which led to the Declaration of Independence, with emphasis on the events in Williamsburg, Virginia.

A young girl in colonial Maine manages to catch a bear in an unusual way.

Discusses the history of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, the early government of the Plymouth Colony, and the document known as the Mayflower Compact.

In volume three in a six-volume American Girl series, nine-year-old Felicity Merriman from colonial Williamsburg is invited to the Governor's Palace, but when her mother becomes seriously ill, Felicity sadly reconciles that there will be no new gown and no chance to go to the Palace.