Books with author Leonard Everett Fisher

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.

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.

Discusses the history, style, and manufacture of hats in colonial America.

Fisher, Leonard Everett, Cabinetmakers, The: Colonial American Craftsmen

Traces the early development of medicine in colonial America and discusses some of the methods and medications used at that time for treating illness

Discusses the history, materials, and technique of glassmaking in the American Colonies

Introduces young readers to the Tuoro Synagogue by presenting the historical events that led to its construction and discussing freedom of worship in the United States.

Surveys the history of the Jewish people in Palestine and their activities around the First and Second Temples the site of which is now marked by the Western or Wailing Wall, with an emphasis on events before 70 A.D.

A retelling of the Biblical story of Moses, featuring striking illustrations and a readable text, chronicles the important events in Moses's life, including his parting of the Red Sea, his receiving of the Ten Commandments, and much more.

Gives a short history of American papermaking before the Revolution, and describes the processes used by the colonial papermakers, from the separating of rag fibers to the final finishing or glazing.

Relates the history of the gods and goddesses worshipped by the ancient Egyptians and describes how they were depicted.

A biography of the Portuguese prince whose vision and whose school of navigation significantly affected all later explorers who charted the unknown