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Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author.
305.4 MIL
Miller, Brandon Marie. Good women of a well-blessed land : women's lives in Colonial America. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner, c2003.
A social history of the American colonial period with a focus on the daily lives of women, including European immigrants, Native Americans, and slaves.
A social history of the American colonial period with a focus on the daily lives of women, including European immigrants, Native Americans, and slaves.
331.7 HOP
Hopkinson, Deborah. Up before daybreak : cotton and people in America. New York : Scholastic Nonfiction, c2006.
A shoeful of cotton seeds -- Up before daybreak: cotton and slavery -- Mountains of cotton -- At the clang of a bell: the mill girls of Lowell -- From can to can't: sharecroppers and tenant farmers -- They called us lintheads: mill villages of the South -- Cotton pickers: the forces of change -- Mill workers: the last generation -- A hundred pounds of cotton: children then and now. Presents an overview of the history of the cotton industry in the United States, from colonial times to the mid-twentieth century.
A shoeful of cotton seeds -- Up before daybreak: cotton and slavery -- Mountains of cotton -- At the clang of a bell: the mill girls of Lowell -- From can to can't: sharecroppers and tenant farmers -- They called us lintheads: mill villages of the South -- Cotton pickers: the forces of change -- Mill workers: the last generation -- A hundred pounds of cotton: children then and now. Presents an overview of the history of the cotton industry in the United States, from colonial times to the mid-twentieth century.
342.7303 BUR
Burgan, Michael. The Reconstruction amendments. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2006.
A nation divided -- Freeing the slaves -- Battle in Washington, D.C. -- The 14th amendment -- Debating the amendment -- Johnson and the Radicals -- African-American suffrage -- After Reconstruction. A history of the role of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments in the Reconstruction of the Southern States after the Civil War.
A nation divided -- Freeing the slaves -- Battle in Washington, D.C. -- The 14th amendment -- Debating the amendment -- Johnson and the Radicals -- African-American suffrage -- After Reconstruction. A history of the role of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments in the Reconstruction of the Southern States after the Civil War.
391 MIL
Miller, Brandon Marie. Dressed for the occasion : what Americans wore 1620-1970. Minneapolis : Lerner, c1999.
Examines the history, manufacture, and care of American clothing from colonial times to the 1970s and discusses its relationship to the social milieu.
Examines the history, manufacture, and care of American clothing from colonial times to the 1970s and discusses its relationship to the social milieu.
394.1 WHI
Whitman, Sylvia, 1961-. What's cooking? : the history of American food. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner, c2001.
A look at food in the United States from colonial times to the present, describing what we have eaten, where it came from, and how it reflected events in American history.
A look at food in the United States from colonial times to the present, describing what we have eaten, where it came from, and how it reflected events in American history.
614.5 MUR
Murphy, Jim, 1947-. An American plague : the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. New York : Clarion Books, c2003.
No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was our duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb.". Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.
No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was our duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb.". Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.
641.59 ERD
Erdosh, George, 1935-. Food and recipes of the thirteen colonies. 1st ed. New York : PowerKids Press, 1997.
Sarah learns to cook -- What were the thirteen colonies? -- New foods -- Cooking over the fire -- Recipe : hasty pudding -- New foods, new recipes -- Recipe : flat jacks -- Food of the New England colonies -- Food of the middle colonies -- Recipe : Dutch walnut-cinnamon squares -- Food of the South -- Recipe : Southern succotash -- Food from Africa -- Recipe : hoppin' John -- Traditions from the colonies. Describes some of the foods prepared in the various areas of what would become the United States during the colonial period. Includes recipes.
Sarah learns to cook -- What were the thirteen colonies? -- New foods -- Cooking over the fire -- Recipe : hasty pudding -- New foods, new recipes -- Recipe : flat jacks -- Food of the New England colonies -- Food of the middle colonies -- Recipe : Dutch walnut-cinnamon squares -- Food of the South -- Recipe : Southern succotash -- Food from Africa -- Recipe : hoppin' John -- Traditions from the colonies. Describes some of the foods prepared in the various areas of what would become the United States during the colonial period. Includes recipes.
921 PEN
Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-. William Penn. Philadelphia, Pa. : Chelsea House Publishers, c1998.
Focuses on the struggles of the founder of Pennsylvania who promoted the Quaker religion and spent his lifetime preaching the right of each individual to choose his own faith.
Focuses on the struggles of the founder of Pennsylvania who promoted the Quaker religion and spent his lifetime preaching the right of each individual to choose his own faith.
921 WIL
Burgan, Michael. Roger Williams : founder of Rhode Island. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2006.
Religious and political rebel -- City boy -- A young minister's life -- Trouble in Massachusetts -- Banished -- Into the wilderness -- Building a colony -- More battles -- Final struggles. A short biography of seventeenth-century America leader, Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island as a haven for those of all religious beliefs.
Religious and political rebel -- City boy -- A young minister's life -- Trouble in Massachusetts -- Banished -- Into the wilderness -- Building a colony -- More battles -- Final struggles. A short biography of seventeenth-century America leader, Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island as a haven for those of all religious beliefs.
973 KEN
Kent, Deborah. African-Americans in the thirteen colonies. New York : Children's Press, c1996.
Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.
Presents a brief history of African-Americans and of slavery in seventeenth and eighteenth century America.
973.2 COL
Collier, Christopher, 1930-. The French and Indian War, 1660-1763. New York : Benchmark Books, c1998.
Examines the period between 1660 and 1763 in the history of America, discussing the maturing of the country from a collection of frontier settlements to well-established, organized communities, and looking at the conflict between various European powers for control of North America and its potential wealth.
Examines the period between 1660 and 1763 in the history of America, discussing the maturing of the country from a collection of frontier settlements to well-established, organized communities, and looking at the conflict between various European powers for control of North America and its potential wealth.
973.2 DAY
Day, Nancy. Your travel guide to colonial America. Minneapolis, Minn. : Runestone Press, c2001.
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in the American colonies, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in the American colonies, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more.
973.3 COL
Collier, Christopher, 1930-. The American Revolution, 1763-1783. New York : Benchmark Books, c1998.
Examines the people and events involved in the significant war by which the thirteen original colonies broke away from England.
Examines the people and events involved in the significant war by which the thirteen original colonies broke away from England.
973.3 Mel
The American revolutionaries : a history in their own words, 1750-1800. 1st ed. New York : Crowell, c1987.
Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles, and speeches depict life and events in the American colonies in the second half of the eighteenth century, with an emphasis on the years of the Revolutionary War.
Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews, ballads, newspaper articles, and speeches depict life and events in the American colonies in the second half of the eighteenth century, with an emphasis on the years of the Revolutionary War.
973.3 NAR
Nardo, Don, 1947-. The American Revolution. San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, c1998.
Offers opposing viewpoints regarding the American Revolution, including prewar disputes, patriot versus loyalist views, wartime concerns, and debate among modern historians.
Offers opposing viewpoints regarding the American Revolution, including prewar disputes, patriot versus loyalist views, wartime concerns, and debate among modern historians.
973.4 COL
Collier, Christopher, 1930-. Building a new nation : the Federalist era 1789-1801. New York : Benchmark Books, c1999.
Examines the events and personalities involved in the political development of the United States in the period following the creation of the Constitution.
Examines the events and personalities involved in the political development of the United States in the period following the creation of the Constitution.
973.7 COL
Collier, Christopher, 1930-. The Civil War, 1860-1865. New York : Benchmark Books, c2000.
Examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy.
Examines the people and events involved in the bloody war that pitted the Northern states against those that seceded to form the Confederacy.
974 KEN
Kent, Deborah. In colonial New England. New York : Benchmark Books/M. Cavendish, [1999], c2000.
Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in New England including their homes, schools, religion, work, and community.
Describes various aspects of the life of early settlers in New England including their homes, schools, religion, work, and community.
974 KEN
Kent, Deborah. In the middle colonies. New York : Benchmark Books/M. Cavendish, [1999], c2000.
Discusses the history, social life, and customs of the various immigrant groups who settled in the middle colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Discusses the history, social life, and customs of the various immigrant groups who settled in the middle colonies during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
974.4 COL
Collier, Christopher, 1930-. Pilgrims and Puritans, 1620-1676. New York : Benchmark Books, c1998.
Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today.
Recounts the religious, political, and social history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and its influence on our lives today.
974.4 YER
Yero, Judith Lloyd. The Mayflower Compact. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2006.
On display -- Early colonists -- A closer look -- Living with the Mayflower Compact -- The Mayflower legacy -- Glossary -- The Mayflower Compact -- Mourt's relation -- Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth: 1629. Discusses the Pilgrims' voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the colony they established after their arrival, aided by Native Americans and governed by an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.
On display -- Early colonists -- A closer look -- Living with the Mayflower Compact -- The Mayflower legacy -- Glossary -- The Mayflower Compact -- Mourt's relation -- Charter of the Colony of New Plymouth: 1629. Discusses the Pilgrims' voyage to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the colony they established after their arrival, aided by Native Americans and governed by an agreement called the Mayflower Compact.
974.8 KNI
Knight, James E. The farm : life in colonial Pennsylvania. [Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll, 1998, c1982.
An indentured servant looks back on his five years of service on the farm of a Pennsylvania German family in the 1760's.
An indentured servant looks back on his five years of service on the farm of a Pennsylvania German family in the 1760's.
REF 973.2 COP
Copeland, David A., 1951-. Debating the issues in colonial newspapers : primary documents on events of the period. Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2000.
A collection of primary source documents from colonial newspapers designed to help students debate the issues of colonial America.
A collection of primary source documents from colonial newspapers designed to help students debate the issues of colonial America.
