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3) The weavers
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
1998, c1966
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents background information on cloth making in the colonies and describes the various techniques involved.
6) The doctors
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the early development of medicine in colonial America and discusses some of the methods and medications used at that time for treating illness.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history of blacksmithing and discusses the techniques, products, well-known blacksmiths, and commercial importance of this trade in colonial America.
9) The potters
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2001, c1969
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
10) The hatters
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2001, c1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
12) The glassmakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1997, c1964
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, materials, and technique of glassmaking in the American Colonies.
13) The homemakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books, Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
1998, c1973
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how four staples--candles, soap, brooms, and cider--were made in colonial times.
14) The tanners
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2001, c1966
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
15) The peddlers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998, c1968
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishment of general stores.
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1969
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the motivation, materials, and techniques of the first "artists" in colonial America--the sign painters--and how their works contribute to a better understanding of early American history and society.
17) The printers
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of the early printers, the development of the free press, and the printer's craft and technique.
18) The silversmiths
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1997, c1964
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the art of the siversmith in colonial times.
20) The wigmakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
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