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Settling the 13 Colonies: Middle School

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CULTURAL
♦   $   ​​Colonial Living  by Edwin Tunis (1957)
Fascinating look at the details of colonial living and a forgotten way of life.
♥   ​Days of the Colonists by Louise Lamprey (1922) 
Fictionalized yet factual stories of colonial days.
$   ​Life in Colonial America  by Elizabeth George Speare
"Mrs. Speare, twice winner of the Newbery Award for best books for young readers, has drawn on diaries, letters, travelers' tales and reconstructed colonial villages not only for the daily activities but also for the spirit of life in America."
♥   Life in the 18th Century by George Eggleston (1905)
♦   $   ​The First Year by Enid Meadowcroft
HISTORY
FC   F2-101   Argonauts of Faith  (book)
FC   F12-18   Words of Comfort
FC   W11-391   The Pilgrim Fathers
​$   ​Landmark   ​The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by Clifford Alderman
♥   Connecticut   The Story of Connecticut  by Lewis Mills (1958)
​Nice letter from the writer in the Introduction.
♥   Georgia   Stories of Georgia  by Joel Chandler Harris (1896)
​A history of Georgia written for the school children of Georgia by the writer of the popular Uncle Remus stories.
♥   Massachusetts   The Argonauts of Faith  by Basil Mathews (1920)
Adventures of Mayflower pilgrims with special attention to their faith.
♥   Massachusetts   Fifty Photographic Views of Plymouth
See how Plymouth looked almost 125 years ago.
♥   ​Massachusetts   Young Folks History of Boston  by Hezekiah Butterworth
​The story of Boston brought to life in an interesting way.
$   ​Massachusetts   Landmark   The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty (1620)
$   ​Massachusetts   Landmark   ​The Witchcraft of Salem Village by Jackson (1692-1693)
$   ​New York  Landmark   ​Peter Stuyvesant of Old New York by Crouse (1612-1672)
♥   Pennsylvania   Stories of Pennsylvania  by Joseph Walton (1897)
Special care given to present unfamiliar stories and incidents
$   ​Pennsylvania  Landmark   ​William Penn: Quaker Hero by Dolson (1644-1718)
♦   $   ​William Penn:  Quaker Colonist by Kieran Doherty
A biography of William Penn, founder of the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania, who struggled throughout his life for the freedom to practice his religion
♥   Pennsylvania   William Penn's Dream House by Catherine Owens Peare
♦   $   ​Virginia   Sea Venture:  Shipwreck, Survival and the Salvation of Jamestown by Kieran Doherty
In one of the most triumphant high sea stories ever told, Kieran Doherty brings to life the remarkable true story of the ship that rescued the struggling Jamestown settlement in 1610 and single-handedly ensured England's place in the New World.
♥   Virginia   Stories of the Old Dominion  by John Esten Cooke (1879) 
The story of Virginia from settlement to the Revolution. Many lesser known stories told in an interesting and personal way.
HISTORICAL FICTION
​♦   $   ​Connecticut   The Witch of Blackbird Pond  by Elizabeth George Speare
1951 Newbery Award winning story of 16 year old Kit who is forced to leave her beloved home and move to Connecticut where she is met with disapproval and suspicion.
♦   Maryland   Maryland Adventure:  A Story of the Battle of Severn by John Cuthbert Long
Winston Adventure Books
$   ​Massachusetts   Mary of the Mayflower by Diane Stone
For thirteen-year-old Mary Chilton, every day is filled with adventure.  Her world is changed forever when her father announces that they will join the Pilgrims traveling to the New World in search of more freedom and a better life.  Mary faces deadly storms, cruel bullies, cold, starvation, and illness.
♥   Massachusetts   The Pilot of the Mayflower   by Hezekiah Butterworth (1898)
The pilot of the Mayflower is fiction, but he is used to bring factual events to life.
$   ​Massachusetts   Zeke and the Fisher Cat by Virginia Voight
Good and Beautiful Book.  "Fourteen-year-old Zeke and his family leave the Plymouth colony to build a new life in the wilds of Connecticut. When Zeke and his younger sister are captured by Pequots, Zeke wonders if his new Mohegan friend, Nemox, will prove loyal. Follow the adventures of Zeke, his Native American friend, and the fisher-cat that they find in the forest."
♦   $   ​Virginia   Roanoke, a Novel of the Lost Colony by Sonia Levitin
An English youth and an Indian girl are caught up in the events leading to the mysterious disappearance of the colony at Roanoke Island.
FICTION
BIOGRAPHIES
♦   John Smith of Virginia by Ronald Syme
♦   $   ​William Bradford: Rock of Plymouth by Kieran Doherty
A biography of one of the founders of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts and a history of the Pilgrims' difficult times during their early years in the New World​
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