Browse all books

Books in Life in the Thirteen Colonies series

Browse by Grade or Reading Level

Released in this month Released in last month Released 2 months ago Released 3 months ago Released 4 months ago Released 5 months ago Released 6 months ago

  • The Cold, Hard Facts About Science and Medicine in Colonial America

    Elizabeth Raum

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2011)
    Travel back to a time when: No one knew what germs were or that they made you sick. People believed the moon had magical powers. Step into the lives of the colonists, and learn the cold, hard facts about science and medicine in colonial America.
    X

  • The New York Colony

    Dennis B. Fradin

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, June 1, 1988)
    Traces the history of the Dutch colony beginning with the years it was inhabited only by Indians to the time it became the eleventh state. Includes biographical sketches on famous New Yorkers such as Hiawatha, Peter Minuit, and Captain Kidd.
    Q

  • The Dish on Food and Farming in Colonial America

    Anika Fajardo

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2011)
    Travel back to a time when: People believed vegetables made you sick. Slaves were forced to grow and harvest crops for masters. Step into the lives of the colonists, and get the dish on food and farming in Colonial America.
    T

  • Massachusetts

    Craig A. Doherty, Katherine M. Doherty

    Hardcover (Facts on File, Feb. 1, 2005)
    Describes the native peoples of the area, early explorers, European colonial settlements, the battles and events of the Revolutionary War, and the colony's role in the ratification of the Constitution.
    Z

  • New York

    Craig A. Doherty, Katherine M. Doherty

    Paperback (Facts on File, Feb. 1, 2005)
    New York describes life in the early colony, including such details as the importance of the fur trade, wars instrumental to New York's development, the discrimination suffered by various peoples under Peter Stuyvesant, and the games the colonists enjoyed. It discusses the early explorers of the area, such as Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain, and the Dutch West Indies Company's role in the formation of the colony. An entire chapter is devoted to the American Indians, such as the Wappinger and Montauk, who lived in the area. Readers will also learn about post-Revolution New York, including the continued presence of slavery and New York City's designation as the capital of the new country, as well as the part it played in the formation of the Constitution. Sidebars include: Committees of CorrespondenceConstructing a longhouseMargaret CorbinDating the start of the League of the IroquoisHenry Hudson's fourth voyageJacob LeislerNine pinsThe division of the Duke's grantThe first Jews in New AmsterdamSlavery in New YorkWalloonsSir Peter Warren.
    S

  • The Georgia Colony

    Dennis B. Fradin

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Nov. 1, 1989)
    A historical account of Georgia's early days, from its creation as a colony for debtors in the 1700's until its admission as the fourth state in 1788
    Q

  • The Thirteen Colonies - Pennsylvania

    Victoria Sherrow

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Dec. 14, 2001)
    Although it was the next-to-last of the original thirteen colonies to be founded, Pennsylvania became the third largest colony and one of the most prosperous. This title explains the importance of the colony and its people in early American life and in the making of the new nation.
    U

  • The Thirteen Colonies - New Jersey

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Dec. 14, 2001)
    Overshadowed by its neighbors in Pennsylvania and New York, colonial New Jersey became a bloody meeting ground of the British and Continental armies during the American Revolution. This volume untangles the busy settlement and complex history of New Jersey, the melting pot of colonial America.
    U

  • The Thirteen Colonies - North Carolina

    Michael V. Uschan

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Sept. 11, 2001)
    North Carolina was the location of the first English attempt to colonize the New World. But the mysterious fate of the members of that "Lost Colony" and Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, is only one of the intriguing historical aspects of this unique state.
    Z

  • Georgia

    Christina M. Girod

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 1, 2001)
    Provides a history of Georgia, from the struggles between Native Americans and Europeans to control this land of military and economic importance, to its becoming the fourth state of the Union.
    Z

  • The Real Story on the Weapons and Battles of Colonial America

    Kristine Carlson Asselin, Samuel B. Hoff PhD

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Travel back to a time when: Canon balls were the only weapons of mass destruction. An arrow was more accurate than a gun. Step into the lives of the colonists, and learn the real story of the weapons and battles of colonial America.
    U

  • The Thirteen Colonies - Maryland

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Oct. 3, 2001)
    For nearly 150 years, the colony of Maryland was held as the personal property of a single English family, the Calverts. The political and social conflicts brought About by this proprietorship left a permanent mark on Maryland's history and divided the colony on the eve of the American Revolution.
    U