Product Description

Period prints and drawings highlight a fascinating look back at what life was like in colonial America in 1776, exploring the ways in which children lived on a New England farm, a southern plantation, and on the frontier.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1226639 in Books
• Published on: 1994-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-After briefly sketching early colonial history and citing some of the tensions leading to the break with England, Brenner presents an interesting survey of everyday life in 1776. Clothing, food, work, religion, and recreation are discussed, as are Native peoples and slaves. Also, the six largest cities are visited. Reproductions of prints and paintings illustrate the book. Information on this subject is readily available in any number of sources, such as the new "Colonial American" series (Watts), Alice M. Earle's Home Life in Colonial Days (1991) and Child Life in Colonial Days (1989, both Omnigraphics), etc. The author's inclusion of details of how peoples' lives began to change as a result of the Revolution and her accessible style are the selling points here. Both budding historians and report writers will find this title worth their time.
Elaine Fort Weischedel, Turner Free Library, Randolph, MA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Gr. 4-8. After setting the year 1776 into a world context and briefly describing the colonies and rebels, Brenner fleshes out the world, combining a look at what children were doing then (in chapters entitled "What's for Dinner?" and "At Play," for example) with a tour of the diverse populations of the colonies. Separate chapters on Native Americans and slaves make clear the groups the signers of the Declaration of Independence did not intend to include in their document. The illustrations include many examples that go beyond conventional pictures of colonial life. Notes; bibliography. Mary Harris Veeder

Customer Reviews

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