Bibliography Listing



Bibliography Listing

Historical Fiction Genre Study

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306 SAM

Samuel, Charlie. Home life in colonial America. New York: PowerKids Press,

[2003].

370 WIL

Wilmore, Kathy. A day in the life of a Colonial schoolteacher. New York:

Rosen/Powerkids Press, [2000].

Note: Describes a day in a colonial American dame school, including who

attended, what they learned, and what chores they did.

391 DRA

Draper, Allison Stark. What people wore in early America. New York: Rosen Pub,

[2001].

Note: Describes what people wore in early America, discussing colonial, Puritan,

and Native American styles.

646.7 WIL

Wilmore, Kathy. A day in the life of a colonial wigmaker. New York: PowerKids

Press, [2000].

Note: Discusses the fashion of wearing wigs in colonial America, how wigs were

made, and a wigmaker's role in the colonies.

647.9 WIL

Wilmore, Kathy. A day in the life of a colonial innkeeper. New York: PowerKids

Press, [2000].

Note: Describes the life of a colonial Massachusetts innkeeper, including his

daily work, the rules he had to follow, and life in his town.

682 KAL

Kalman, Bobbie. The blacksmith. New York: Crabtree Pub, [2002].

Note: Introduces the tools, activities, and importance of the blacksmith in

colonial communities.

682 WIL

Wilmore, Kathy. A day in the life of a Colonial blacksmith. New York: PowerKids

Press, [2000].

Note: Describes the life of a blacksmith in colonial Maryland, including his

daily work, some of the many things he made, and his importance to the town

in which he worked.

684 KAL

Kalman, Bobbie. The woodworkers. New York: Crabtree Pub, [2002].

Note: Discusses the importance of wood in colonial times, describing how trees

were cut down and made into lumber and the training of apprentice

carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, and wheelwrights.

686.2 WIL

Wilmore, Kathy. A day in the life of a colonial printer. New York: Power Kids

Press, [2000].

Note: Describes a day in the life of a colonial printer, the workings of a

printing press, and how it was used to spread news.

739.2 WIL

Wilmore, Kathy. A day in the life of a colonial silversmith. New York:

Rosen/PowerKids Press, [2000].

Note: Describes a day in the life of a colonial silversmith, what he made and

how he made it, and his dealings with his apprentices and customers.

745 TUN

Tunis, Edwin. Colonial craftsmen and the beginnings of American industry. World

Pub. Co, [1965].

790 SAM

Samuel, Charlie. Entertainment in colonial America. New York: PowerKids Press,

[2003].

917.3 TUN

Tunis, Edwin. The tavern at the ferry. New York: Crowell, [1973].

Note: Describes the development of settlements, taverns, and ferry crossings

along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores of the Delaware River.

973.2 DAI

Smith, C. Carter. Daily life : a sourcebook on colonial America. Brookfield,

Conn: Millbrook Pr, [1991].

Note: Describes and illustrates daily life in colonial America through a variety

of images produced at the time.

973.2 HAK

Hakim, Joy. Making thirteen colonies. New York: Oxford University Pr, [1993].

Note: Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New

World through the middle of the eighteenth century.

973.2 HAK

Hakim, Joy. Making thirteen colonies. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press,

[1999].

Note: Presents the history of the United States from the colonization of the New

World through the middle of the eighteenth century.

973.2 ING

Ingraham, Leonard W. An album of colonial America. New York: F. Watts, [1969].

Note: Describes everyday life, industry, amusements, and customs of the thirteen

original colonies from the early seventeenth century to the outbreak of the

Revolution.

973.2 ISA

Isaacs, Sally Senzell. Life in a colonial town. Chicago: Heinemann Library,

[2001].

Note: Reveals the lives of the people who set up the first colonies in the

United States, discussing their homes and shelter, food, clothes, schools,

communications, and everyday activities.

973.2 KNI

Knight, James E. The village: life in colonial times. Troll Associates, [1982].

Note: Describes the lives and occupations of the inhabitants of an early

eighteenth-century New Jersey farming village.

973.2 TUN

Tunis, Edwin. Colonial living. World Pub, [1957].

Note: Describes the industries, schools, society, culture, and growth of the

coastal settlements during the colonial period.

973.2 WRO

Wroble, Lisa A. Kids in colonial times. New York: Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids

Press, [1997].

974.2 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of New Hampshire. New York: PowerKids Press,

[1999].

Note: Provides an introduction to life in the Colony of New Hampshire, from its

founding to the American Revolution.

974.4 SEW

Sewall, Marcia. The pilgrims of Plimoth. Atheneum, [1986].

Note: Chronicles, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life of the early

Pilgrims in the Plimouth Colony.

974.4 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Massachusetts. New York: PowerKids Press,

[1999].

Note: An introduction to the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, from the

difficulties faced by the Pilgrims to the role of Massachusetts in the

American Revolution.

974.5 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Rhode Island. New York: PowerKids Press,

[1999].

Note: Traces the history of Rhode Island from the arrival of the first European

settlers in the early seventeenth century through 1790 when it became the

thirteenth state to join the Union.

974.6 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Connecticut. New York: PowerKids Press, [1999].

Note: Follows the history of the Colony of Connecticut, including its daily

life, the interaction of the settlers and Indians, and the political

struggle to be free of English rule.

974.7 COS

Costabel, Eva Deutsch. The Jews of New Amsterdam. New York: Atheneum, [1988].

Note: Traces the events leading to the arrival of the first group of Jews in the

Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in 1654.

974.7 SPI

Spier, Peter. The legend of New Amsterdam : Doubleday. Garden City, New York:

Doubleday & Company, Inc, [1979].

Note: Describes life in bustling 17th-century New Amsterdam and a woman whose

seemingly "crazy" behavior raises an interesting question in light of New

York's subsequent development.

974.7 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of New York. New York: Powerkids Press, [1999].

Note: Relates the history of the colony of New York from its founding by the

Dutch in 1609 to statehood in 1788.

974.8 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Pennsylvania. New York: PowerKids Press,

[1999].

Note: Relates the history of the Colony of Pennsylvania from its founding by

William Penn in 1681 to statehood in 1787.

974.9 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of New Jersey. New York: PowerKids Press, [1999].

Note: Relates the history of the Colony of New Jersey from its founding in 1664

to statehood in 1787.

975.1 FRA

Fradin, Dennis B. The Delaware Colony. Chicago: Childrens Pr, [1992].

Note: Discusses some of the key people and events in Delaware's history, from

the arrival of the first explorers in the 1600s to becoming the first state

in 1787.

975.1 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of Delaware. New York: Rosen Pub. Group's

PowerKids Press, [1999].

Note: An introduction to the lives of the early settlers in the Delaware Colony,

from the early attempts of the Dutch, Swedes, and English to colonize to

Delaware's role in the American Revolution.

975.2 COL

Coleman, Brooke. The Colony of Maryland. New York: PowerKids Press, [1999].

Note: An introduction to the early days of the settlement of Maryland,

describing the daily life and economy of the colony and its religious

tolerance.

975.2 FIN

Finlayson, Ann. Colonial Maryland. Nashville: Nelson, [1975].

Note: A history of Maryland from its charter as Mary's Land in 1632 to the end

of the Revolutionary War and its ceding of 69.25 square miles to the United

States government for a capital territory.

975.2 FRA

Fradin, Dennis B. The Maryland Colony. Chicago: Childrens Pr, [1990].

Note: Examines the history of Maryland, from its colonization by England to the

early years of its statehood.

975.2 GUR

Gurney, Gene. The colony of Maryland. New York: F. Watts, [1972].

Note: Traces the history of Maryland from the arrival of the first settlers to

ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788.

975.2 SCH

Schaun, George. Everyday life in Colonial Maryland. Maryland Historical Pr,

[1980].

975.5 COL

Coleman, Brooke. The Colony of Virginia. New York: PowerKids Press, [1999].

Note: Introduces important people and events from the early years of the

Virginia Colony.

975.5 FRA

Fradin, Dennis B. The Virginia Colony. Chicago: Childrens Pr, [1986].

Note: Presents the history, economy, culture, and people of the Virginia colony

from the early Indian settlements to the Revolution.

975.6 FRA

Fradin, Dennis B. The North Carolina Colony. Chicago: Childrens Pr, [1991].

Note: Traces the history and people of the colonial period in North Carolina.

975.6 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of North Carolina. New York: PowerKids Press,

[1999].

Note: Traces the history of North Carolina from the arrival of the first

European settlers in the mid-seventeenth century through 1789 when it became

the twelth state to join the Union.

975.7 WHI

Whitehurst, Susan. The Colony of South Carolina. New York: PowerKids Press,

[1999].

Note: Introduces important people and events in the history of South Carolina

from colonization to statehood.

975.8 COL

Coleman, Brooke. The Colony of Georgia. New York: PowerKids Press, [1999].

Note: An introduction to the ideas that led to the colonization of the present

State of Georgia in the 18th century and to what life was like there for the

early settlers.

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