Leonard Everett Fisher
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad.
7) The weavers
Author
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents background information on cloth making in the colonies and describes the various techniques involved.
10) The shoemakers
Author
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.
11) The architects
Author
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1970
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of architecture in the American colonies, describing the influence of existing styles and the needs of environment.
13) The wigmakers
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000, c1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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.