CULTURE
♥ Colonial Folkways by Charles Andrews
A fascinating look at colonial living.
♥ The Courtship of Miles Standish by Longfellow, ill. by N.C.Wyeth
A fascinating look at colonial living.
♥ The Courtship of Miles Standish by Longfellow, ill. by N.C.Wyeth
HISTORY
FC F2-283 'Of Plymouth Plantation' selections from William Bradford
♥ Connecticut The Tree That Saved Connecticut An old radio script
♥ Georgia Georgia History Stories by Joseph Harris Chappell (1905)
Carefully researched to make the narrative authentic and reliable.
► ♥ Massachusetts Bradford’s History ‘Of Plymouth Plantation’ (1901)
From the 1898 manuscript. A national treasure! Read how they felt in their own words.
♥ Massachusetts New Light on the Pilgrim Story by Thomas Mason
♦ Massachusetts Rock of Freedom: The Story of Plymouth Colony by Noel Gerson
Messner Milestones of History
♦ $ Massachusetts Saints and Strangers by George F. Willison (1945)
Extremely detailed look at the Pilgrims.
♥ Massachusetts Story of the Pilgrim Fathers, as Told By Themselves, Their Friends and Their Enemies ed. Edward Arber (1897)
♦ Massachusetts The Devil's Shadow by Clifford Alderman
Messner Milestones in History. The story of Salem witchcraft.
♥ Massachusetts The Story of the Pilgrim Family by John Alden (1889)
The story of John Alden’s descendants
♥ New Jersey Stories of New Jersey by Frank Stockton (1896)
An interesting and not difficult read.
♥ Rhode Island The Story of Roger Williams and the Founding of Rhode Island by Etta Leighton (1912)
♥ Virginia The Making of Virginia by Samuel Drake (1893)
Also includes stories of the Middle Colonies with extra notes to help teachers and parents teach their students and children.
♥ Georgia Georgia History Stories by Joseph Harris Chappell (1905)
Carefully researched to make the narrative authentic and reliable.
► ♥ Massachusetts Bradford’s History ‘Of Plymouth Plantation’ (1901)
From the 1898 manuscript. A national treasure! Read how they felt in their own words.
♥ Massachusetts New Light on the Pilgrim Story by Thomas Mason
♦ Massachusetts Rock of Freedom: The Story of Plymouth Colony by Noel Gerson
Messner Milestones of History
♦ $ Massachusetts Saints and Strangers by George F. Willison (1945)
Extremely detailed look at the Pilgrims.
♥ Massachusetts Story of the Pilgrim Fathers, as Told By Themselves, Their Friends and Their Enemies ed. Edward Arber (1897)
♦ Massachusetts The Devil's Shadow by Clifford Alderman
Messner Milestones in History. The story of Salem witchcraft.
♥ Massachusetts The Story of the Pilgrim Family by John Alden (1889)
The story of John Alden’s descendants
♥ New Jersey Stories of New Jersey by Frank Stockton (1896)
An interesting and not difficult read.
♥ Rhode Island The Story of Roger Williams and the Founding of Rhode Island by Etta Leighton (1912)
♥ Virginia The Making of Virginia by Samuel Drake (1893)
Also includes stories of the Middle Colonies with extra notes to help teachers and parents teach their students and children.
HISTORICAL FICTION
CLASSIC LITERATURE
► ♥ The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A complex, symbolic, cautionary tale set in colonial days. An 1850 instant bestseller.
A complex, symbolic, cautionary tale set in colonial days. An 1850 instant bestseller.
BIOGRAPHIES
♥ James Oglethorpe by Harriet Cooper
Few people know the story of this generous man who tried so hard to lift the lives of the poor.
♥ Miles Standish by John Abbott
"...was the Captain of the Pilgrims. He conducts us on the Mayflower, across the Atlantic, lands us at Plymouth, and tells the never to be forgotten story of the heroism of our fathers in laying the foundation of this great republic."
♥ Peter Stuyvesant by John C Abbott (1873)
"...takes us by the hand, and introduces us to the Dutch settlement at the mouth of the Hudson, conveys us, in his schooner, up the solitary river, along whose forest-covered banks Indian villages were scattered; and reveals to us all the struggles, by which the Dutch New Amsterdam was converted into the English New York."
♥ William Penn by Rupert Holland
A very readable and personal look at the life of Penn.
Few people know the story of this generous man who tried so hard to lift the lives of the poor.
♥ Miles Standish by John Abbott
"...was the Captain of the Pilgrims. He conducts us on the Mayflower, across the Atlantic, lands us at Plymouth, and tells the never to be forgotten story of the heroism of our fathers in laying the foundation of this great republic."
♥ Peter Stuyvesant by John C Abbott (1873)
"...takes us by the hand, and introduces us to the Dutch settlement at the mouth of the Hudson, conveys us, in his schooner, up the solitary river, along whose forest-covered banks Indian villages were scattered; and reveals to us all the struggles, by which the Dutch New Amsterdam was converted into the English New York."
♥ William Penn by Rupert Holland
A very readable and personal look at the life of Penn.