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| Library Binding ©1999 | -- |
United States. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States. Social life and customs. To 1775.
United States. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. Statistics.
United States. Social life and customs. To 1775. Statistics.
-This compendium is a veritable treasure trove of information, divided into 19 chapters that cover such topics as "Diet and Health," "Religion," "The Cities," "Science and Technology," "Crime and Violence," and "Popular Life and Recreation." There are general details of Colonial life as well as obscure and difficult-to-find facts that students need and teachers always want. Copious tables, maps, and charts cover everything from small-town population statistics to the heights of Colonial soldiers. Readers will find lists of the pre-1763 Indian treaties, perpetual calendars, the price of wheat, rice exports, lists of Governors and Chief Justices, distribution of craft workers, wage rates, occupations of New York taxpayers, and a chronology from 2,000,000 B.C.E to A.D. 1763. The text is also sprinkled with black-and-white reproductions of period art and photographs of the Colonial areas as they appear today. Young adults will enjoy leafing through all of the fascinating facts and curious bits of information, but the well-organized, complete, and accessible text will also provide an invaluable resource for research and term papers.-Becky Ferrall, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
ALA Booklist (Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 1999)The fourth entry in the Almanac of American Life series, aimed at a high-school audience, this volume is divided into 19 broad categories such as economy, population, religion, individual colonies, architecture, holidays, etc. The entries are a mix of narrative and data, with statistical tables and lists making up around 50 percent of the content. Many of the tables offer information that is quite esoteric: five charts on the economics of the deerskin trade; the price of indigo in shillings of local currency. Other titles in the series are Modern America, 19141945; Revolutionary America, 17631800 RBB O 1 95; nd Victorian America, 18761913. (Reviewed October 15, 1999)
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ALA Booklist (Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 CDT 1999)
The book provides unparalleled coverage of the economy, politics, culture, society, art, and other elements that defined colonial life. Brief sketches and extended essays on a wide range of topics are used as appropriate to place quantitative data into perspective.
Topics covered include:
The harsh weather extremes that tested the endurance of the earliest European settlers
The impact of the Europeans' arrival on Native American populations and cultures
Colonization and regional settlement patterns, including the first permanent English settlement in America founded at Jamestown in 1607
The Mayflower Compact of 1607 and the establishment of a legal basis for a civil society
The arrival of African Americans in Anglo-America
Witchcraft in the 17th century, including the witchcraft craze in Salem Village
Prominent and representative Americans of the period, such as Pocahontas, John Smith, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), and Benjamin Franklin
Education and its value to Anglo-Americans, including the founding of Harvard in 1636
Publishing and literature, including the colonies' first imprint in Cambridge, Massachusetts in early 1639, the publication of Poor Richard's Almanac, and Boston's recognition as the cradle of colonial journalism
The coming of age of American cities—Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charles Town, and Newport—by the 1750s.
A chronology of colonial American history through 1763 documents significant developments as well as events related to social customs, law, and the economy, such as the first American woman denied the right to vote (Martha Brent of Maryland in 1647), and the earliest antismoking legislation passed by Massachusetts Bay in 1646 (which forbade smoking in town as a fire hazard). To enhance readers' appreciation of this period, the text includes more than 100 illustrations and maps.
Excerpted from Colonial America to 1763 by Thomas L. Purvis
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From the first European explorations of the Americas to the coming of age of American cities in the 18th century, this volume vividly portrays the realities of daily life for those who came to the New World in search of a better life and settled a vast continent. The book provides unparalleled coverage of the economy, politics, culture, society, art, and other elements that defined colonial life. Brief sketches and extended essays on a wide range of topics are used as appropriate to place quantitative data into perspective. Topics covered include: The harsh weather extremes that tested the endurance of the earliest European settlers The impact of the Europeans' arrival on Native American populations and cultures Colonization and regional settlement patterns, including the first permanent English settlement in America founded at Jamestown in 1607 The Mayflower Compact of 1607 and the establishment of a legal basis for a civil society The arrival of African Americans in Anglo-America Witchcraft in the 17th century, including the witchcraft craze in Salem Village Prominent and representative Americans of the period, such as Pocahontas, John Smith, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), and Benjamin Franklin Education and its value to Anglo-Americans, including the founding of Harvard in 1636 Publishing and literature, including the colonies' first imprint in Cambridge, Massachusetts in early 1639, the publication of "Poor Richard's Almanac," and Boston's recognition as the cradle of colonial journalism The coming of age of American cities Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Charles Town, and Newport by the 1750s. A chronology of colonial American history through 1763 documents significant developments as well as events related to social customs, law, and the economy, such as the first American woman denied the right to vote (Martha Brent of Maryland in 1647), and the earliest antismoking legislation passed by Massachusetts Bay in 1646 (which forbade smoking in town as a fire hazard). To enhance readers' appreciation of this period, the text includes more than 100 illustrations and maps.