Fisher, Leonard Everett

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America, noting the influence of the craftsman and his craft on Revolutionary times.

Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishing of general stores.

Surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of early printers, the development of the free press, and the printer's craft and technique.

Discusses the schools of colonial America and the lives and work of the teachers.

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America, noting the influence of the craftsman and his craft on Revolutionary times.

Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishing of general stores.

Discusses the schools of colonial America and the lives and work of the teachers.

Describes colonial fur trade and its influence on the Hat Act and American independence; and examines the technique of the colonial hatter, describing hat styles, materials, and construction.

Describes the advent of the wig as a fashion necessity in France and England, illustrates popular styles of eighteenth-century wigs, and explains the colonial wigmaker's technique in construction and care of the wig.