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3) The doctors
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Traces the early development of medicine in colonial America and discusses some of the methods and medications used at that time for treating illness.
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1969
Language
English
Description
Discusses the motivation, materials, and techniques of the first "artists" in colonial America--the sign painters--and how their works contribute to a better understanding of early American history and society.
7) The peddlers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998, c1968
Language
English
Description
Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishment of general stores.
9) The printers
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1965
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of the early printers, the development of the free press, and the printer's craft and technique.
12) The weavers
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
1998, c1966
Language
English
Description
Presents background information on cloth making in the colonies and describes the various techniques involved.
13) The glassmakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1997, c1964
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, materials, and technique of glassmaking in the American Colonies.
14) The shoemakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998, c1967
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.
15) The tanners
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2001, c1966
Language
English
16) The shipbuilders
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998, c1971
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of shipbuilding in the American colonies and describes each step in the building of an eighteenth-century ship.
17) The wigmakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1965
Language
English
Description
Describes the advent of the wig as a fashion necessity in France and England, illustrates popular styles of eighteenth-century wigs, and explains the colonial wigmaker's technique in construction and care of the wig.
18) The blacksmiths
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Introduces the history of blacksmithing and discusses the techniques, products, well-known blacksmiths, and commercial importance of this trade in colonial America.
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