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More than two hundred years ago, two thousand people lived in the town of Williamsburg, Virginia. This book tells you what it was like to grow up in colonial days, before there was a United States of America.Tags
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A great book for learning about what day to day life was like in colonial Williamsburg. The information is presented in a question and answer format and is easy to read and follow. The author addresses infromation ranging from what people wore to if children went to school to how they paid for goods. The table of contents makes it easy to find specific information. Great book to read when studying colonial Williamsburg.
Before the famous American Revolution, the United States only existed as thirteen colonies. They were all in the Eastern part of the country and all of them were still ruled by England. The colony of Williamsburg, Virginia became one of the most prosperous of these thirteen colonies due to it's mild southern weather and rich soil.
This book depicts a slice of life during the early 1770's. With a simple question and answer format, readers can peer into this busy colony outpost and see what kind of people lived there, what they did for a living, and what their customs were.
This book depicts a slice of life during the early 1770's. With a simple question and answer format, readers can peer into this busy colony outpost and see what kind of people lived there, what they did for a living, and what their customs were.
Lesson 9 - Life in Colonial Williamsburg
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Barbara Brenner was born on June 26, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York. Brenner attended Seton Hall College and Rutgers University from 1942-46, while also working as a copy editor at Prudential Insurance Company. Her freelance work as an artist's agent prepared her for a literary life. In 1957 she published her first book, Somebody's Slippers, show more Somebody's Shoes. She followed this book with an educational picture book entitled Barto Takes the Subway, designed to improve reading comprehension and sight vocabulary. Her artistic development continued when she began to collaborate with her husband, illustrator Fred Brenner, on The Flying Patchwork Quilt. Her next book, On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon, was selected by School Library Journal as The Best of the Best among children's books published over 26 seasons. One of her bestselling titles was Wagon Wheels (published in 1978), which deals with the trials and tribulations of a close-knit African American family. In 1986, Brenner was honored with the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association's Outstanding Pennsylvania Author Award. Brenner's most celebrated book is a collection entitled Voices: Poetry and Art from around the World, for which she was chief editor. This book received an ALA Notable Book for Children mention and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days
- Important places
- Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
- Dedication
- To William H. (Bill) Hooks,
who shares my passion for American history - First words
- At a time when most people lived on farms, Williamsburg was a thriving town.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Researchers keep finding new information that shows what it was like... ... if you lived in Williamsburg in colonial days.
- Original language
- English
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