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Judges Massachusetts Biography Manners and customs Merchants Massachusetts Biography Puritans Massachusetts Biography Sewall, Samuel 1652-1730 Sewall, Samuel 1652-1730 Ethics United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Juvenile literature United States Social life and customs To 1775 United States Social life and customs To 1775 Juvenile literatureSummary: Pocahontas, the young daughter of Chief Powhatan, wonders what adventures await just around the riverbend. She is joined by her playful pals, raccoon Meeko and hummingbird Flit. A chance meeting with Captain Smith leads to a friendship that will change history, as the Native Americans and English settlers learn to live together.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Summary: Presents details of daily life of Colonial children during the period from 1607 to 1775.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.2 MILCollison, Campbell
Summary: "What did it take to start a new colony in the United States? For some, it took eating shoe leather during the harsh winter in Jamestown. These extreme conditions weren't the only challenges colonists faced as they settled in America. Explore even more about the 13 original colonies by reading this book"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bearport Publishing Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.2 COLTripp, Valerie
Summary: Christmas in Williamsburg means a dancing party at the Governor's Palace for Felicity, but her mother becomes very ill and cannot finish the special blue gown.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC TRITroupe, Thomas Kingsley.
Summary: Describes what it was like to live as a settler in Colonial America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.2 TROSummary: 1619. The British colony of Jamestown, Virginia, is shaken up when the first women in twelve years land in this breathtaking wilderness. While love triangles, bitter rivalries, and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents and the native inhabitants, the Pamunkey, they are bound together by their resolute will to survive and thrive in their new lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JAMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Ja 3Garstecki, Julia
Summary: "Have you ever wondered what life was like for individuals and families living in Colonial America? Learn about what their days consisted of, what they ate and wore, and more!"--OverDrive website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2015
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Summary: Hester Prynn, a young woman in Puritan Massachusetts, publicly bears the burden of her sin of adultery while her husband secretly exacts his revenge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction HawTripp, Valerie
Summary: In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Company 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC TRISpilsbury, Louise
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 SPIFormat: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1969
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1607, the Virginia Company sends a ship from England to America to stake a claim on the New World and bring back the gold that is rumored to be abundant there. Ambitious Governor Ratcliffe is head of the expedition, but well-known explorer and adventurer John Smith is the natural leader. Well-armed, the men anticipate easily fighting off any one they encounter, but John Smith's first meeting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Co. 2005
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY POCHarden, Marcia Gay.
Summary: Felicity tries to rescue a horse mistreated by its owner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2011
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2 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV AmeEnglar, Mary.
Summary: Explores the history of Dutch colonies in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.702 ENGBordessa, Kris.
Summary: A history of the exploration and colonization of America also provides activities related to the daily lives and social customs of the settlers and explorers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2006
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Summary: Examines the origins of American cooking including instructions for thirty authentic recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hastings House 1976
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 641.5973 PENFleet, Beverley
Summary: "In this reprint edition the contents [of the original 34 volumes] have been rearranged, re-typed, and consolidated in three hardcover volumes, each with its own master index."--Title page verso.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1988
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3 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3755 FLE VOL 1Call number: R GEN 929.3755 FLE VOL 2
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Summary: Gives instructions for preparing foods, making clothes, and creating other items used by European settlers in America, thereby providing a description of the daily life of these colonists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 1997
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Summary: Traces the story of the judge responsible for executing twenty Salem witch trial victims, discussing how he came to regret his actions, and his later efforts to oppose slavery and further Native American relations and sexual equality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEWALL, SAMUEL LAPSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Taylor, Dale
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Publisher / Publication Date: Writer's Digest Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.3 TAYSpeare, Elizabeth George.
Summary: In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sandpiper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SPECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION SPECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC SPESewall, Marcia.
Summary: Chronicles, in text and illustrations, the day-to-day life of the early Pilgrims in the Plimouth Colony.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America SewallSummary: Between 1500 and 1800, the world was transformed. The peoples of Europe, Africa, and America, brought together in an often violent colonial process, created a New World and transformed the old. These lectures examine the relations of the colonies with the native people, the relations between the British colonies and the colonial outposts of Spain, France, and the Netherlands, and how British...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009