The Life of a Colonial Innkeeper


Book Description

In colonial times, a law required all towns to have at least one inn for travelers. This volume explains why inns were vital in spreading news around the colonies as it follows the life of actual innkeeper Christiana Campbell throughout the course of a typical day. Clear, concise text is presented in graphic format to give a fun twist to a historical topic.




The Innkeeper


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This fascinating book explores the life of a colonial innkeeper and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.




The Life of a Colonial Wigmaker


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Wigs were both a fashion statement and a status symbol in colonial times. Who made and powdered these famous wigs? Find out the answer in this graphic history book that looks at a day in the life of an acutal colonial wigmaker.




The Life of a Colonial Schoolteacher


Book Description

Readers will be intrigued to learn how different colonial schools were from their own. The graphic format will attract reluctant readers, who will learn about Colonial America as they follow a schoolteacher through a typical day. Includes brief biographical entries of famous colonial schoolteachers.




The Life of a Colonial Printer


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Printers played a major role in the American Revolution. They risked their careers and freedom for printing seditious ideas in their newspapers. Readers will discover how the printing press worked and how vital a printer was to the community. A fun historical topic in a graphic presentation that will captivate young readers.




A Day in the Life of a Colonial Innkeeper


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Describes the life of a colonial Massachusetts innkeeper, including his daily work, the rules he had to follow, and life in his town.







The Innkeeper


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Colonial America was a place of new beginnings. From the first settlement in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia, to the formation of the thirteen colonies, people arrived to start a new life and build their community. Local merchants were important community members in the building of the American colonies. In The Innkeeper, explore the daily life of these colonial hosts and discover their importance to the colonial community. Book jacket.




A Day in the Life of a Colonial Wigmaker


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Discusses the fashion of wearing wigs in colonial America, how wigs were made, and a wigmaker's role in the colonies.




Early American Villages


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Travel to the sites where colonial villages, longhouses, missions and presidios, frontier settlements, and cow towns once thrived. Bial's photography captures the amazing spirit of the many different people who carved communities from our rugged land. Discover how they built homes and started businesses, made and traded goods,m and worked incredibly hard to realize their dreams.