We found these books to be the most helpful in learning about the colonial time period in American history:
Around Fishkill. Great Britain: Arcadia Publishing, 1996.
Carlson, Laurie. Colonial Kids. Chicago: Chicago River Press, 1997.
Eberlein, Harold Donaldson, and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1990.
Fradin, Dennis B. The New York Colony. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1988.
Gross, Ruth Belov. ...If You Grew Up With George Washington. New York: Scholastic, 1993.
Kalman, Bobbie. Colonial Times from A to Z. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1998.
Kalman, Bobbie. Historic Communities: Colonial Crafts. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1992.
Kalman, Bobbie. Historic Communities: Colonial Life. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1992.
King, David C. Colonial Days. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
Knight, James E. The Village: Life in Colonial Times. New York: Troll Communications, 1982.
Lizon, Karen Helene. Colonial American Holidays and Entertainment. New York: Franklin Watts, 1993.
McGovern, Ann....If You Lived in Colonial Times. New York: Scholastic, 1992.
Stevens, Bernadine S. Colonial American Craftspeople. New York: Franklin Watts, 1993.
Warner, John F. Colonial American Home Life. New York: Franklin Watts, 1993.
Our favorite web site for discovering more about Colonial American life is:
Colonial Williamsburg
Home Page Who are we? Resources
Madame Brett Homestead Mount Gulian Historic Site
Van Wyck Homestead
Life in Colonial America
Introduction
The New York Colony The Village
Farming
Transportation
Tools
Trades
Crafts
Holidays Games School Clothing
