Colonial Living
by Edwin Tunis
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Describes the industries, schools, society, culture, and growth of the coastal settlements during the colonial period.Tags
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Along with "Frontier Living" and "The Young United States", Tunis's books are excellent sources for information on day to day living, with exceptionally good illustrations.
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Edwin Tunis was a well-known artist, illustrator, and muralist. His work has appeared at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Society of American Etchers, National Academy of Design, and Victoria and Albert Museum. Colonial Living won the 1958 Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Children's Book Award. His other books include Colonial Craftsmen and Weapons, also show more available in paperback from Johns Hopkins. show less
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1957
- Important places
- East Coast USA
- Dedication
- This book is for Helen and Bill Chittick who seem likely to enjoy it more than most
- First words
- This is an attempt to describe, in one volume, the ways of pioneer life in North America during the years that can truthfully be called Colonial: 1564 to, say, 1770. (Preface)
Beachheads, because they were the first toe holds seized by white men along the edge of North America. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The ways of life began to change too, slowly, but far faster and in different directions than if the American had remained loyal to the Crown.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
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- ISBNs
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- ASINs
- 10
