Books with title Shaw's Fortune: The Picture Story of a Colonial Plantation

"Shaw's Fortune" chronicles daily life on a Virginia tobacco plantation during two periods of time. The first part is set in the 1650's as Alan Shaw and his wife Margaret consolidate a series of smaller landholdings into a commercial plantation. The story jumps a hundred years to 1752 when "Shaw's Fortune" has become one of Virginia's largest plantations. Edwin Tunis was one the finest illustrators to ever work on children's books. Tunis was fascinated by American material culture. In his many books, Tunis showed his readers how things were made in the years before the industrial revolution. "Shaw's Fortune" is filled with ingenious illustrations showing such ordinary things as how tobacco was pressed into wooden barrels and how corn was ground in water mills. Edwin Tunis books are a pleasure for both parent and child. After you have read one, you will easily find yourself trying to collect all of his work. Highly recommended. (amazon customer)

"Shaw's Fortune chronicles daily life on a Virginia tobacco plantation during two periods of time. The first part is set in the 1650's as Alan Shaw and his wife Margaret consolidate a series of smaller landholdings into a commercial plantation. The story jumps a hundred years to 1752 when "Shaw's Fortune" has become one of Virginia's largest plantations." "Edwin Tunis was one the finest illustrators to ever work on children's books. Tunis was fascinated by American material culture. In his many books, Tunis showed his readers how things were made before the industrial revolution." Shaw's Fortune is filled with wonderful illustrations showing such ordinary things like: how tobacco was pressed into wooden barrels and corn was ground in water mills. Edwin Tunis was a master illustrator and his works are a pleasure for both parents and children. One could easily find yourself trying to collect all of his work. Most of the description is taken from a customer's review.