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The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel

by Kathleen Kent

Martha Carrier was one of the first women to be accused, tried and hanged as a witch in Salem , Massachusetts . Like her mother, young Sarah Carrier is bright and willful, openly challenging the small, brutal world in which they live. Often at odds with one another, mother and daughter are forced to stand together against the escalating hysteria of the trials and the superstitious tyranny that led to the... (more)

The Last of the Mohicans

by James Fenimore Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper, Les Martin, N. C. Wyeth, Deanna McFadden

The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful... (more)

The Cabinetmakers (Colonial Craftsmen)

by Leonard Everett Fisher

A history of woodworking craftsmen in colonial America, describing their tools, materials, and workmanship.

The Blacksmith (Colonial People)Bobbie Kalman

The Blacksmith (Colonial People)

by Bobbie Kalman

This book introduces the tools, activities, and importance of the blacksmith in colonial communities.

A Lady of Secret Devotion (Ladies of Liberty)

Ladies of Liberty: Book 3

A Lady of Secret Devotion (Ladies of Liberty)

by Tracie Peterson

Romantic adventure from a best-selling author, set in turn-of-the century Philadelphia; can love grow in the presence of danger? Ladies of Liberty book 3.

Ride The Fire (Leisure Historical Romance)

Ride The Fire (Leisure Historical Romance)

by Pamela Clare

Sexy, sensitive and resourceful frontiersman Nicholas Kenleigh, Clare's gloriously larger-than-life hero, will seduce readers as he wins the heart of young widow Elspeth Stewart. Elspeth is eight months pregnant and struggling to survive without the help of a man when a wounded Nicholas comes along and demands her aid. Smart enough not to say no to a scruffy-looking trapper with a revolver, Elspeth takes him in,... (more)

My America: We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book Two (My America)

My America: We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary, Book Two (My America)

by Kristiana Gregory

In this wonderful second book featuring Hope Penny Potter, the Revolutionary War rages on and Hope¹s daily life is affected. The war has even kept her from her dear friend Polly, whose parents are loyal to the King. But when Hope¹s brother and father return, relief sets in, if only for a short while. The plot thickens when Hope finds out her father was with the Sons of Liberty and the family will be in danger... (more)

Untouchable (Penguin Classics)

by Mulk Raj Anand

Bakha is a young man, proud and even attractive, yet none the less he is an outcast in India's caste system: an Untouchable. In deceptively simple prose this groundbreaking novel describes a day in the life of Bakha, sweeper and toilet-cleaner, as he searches for a meaning to the tragic existence he has been born into - and comes to an unexpected conclusion. Mulk Raj Anand poured a vitality, fire and richness of... (more)

Tobacco Culture: The Mentality of the Great Tidewater Planters on the Eve of Revolution.

Tobacco Culture: The Mentality of the Great Tidewater Planters on the Eve of Revolution.

by T. H. Breen

The great Tidewater planters of mid-eighteenth-century Virginia were fathers of the American Revolution. Perhaps first and foremost, they were also anxious tobacco farmers, harried by a demanding planting cycle, trans-Atlantic shipping risks, and their uneasy relations with English agents. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and their contemporaries lived in a world that was dominated by questions of debt from... (more)

Heat and Dust

by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

A profound and powerful novel, winner of the Booker Prize Set in colonial India during the 1920s, Heat and Dust tells the story of Olivia, a beautiful woman suffocated by the propriety and social constraints of her position as the wife of an important English civil servant. Longing for passion and independence, Olivia is drawn into the spell of the Nawab, a minor Indian prince deeply involved in gang raids and... (more)

The Guide: A Novel

by R. K. Narayan

Formerly India’s most corrupt tourist guide, Raju—just released from prison—seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju’s newfound sanctity to the test. Narayan’s most celebrated novel, The Guide won him the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, his country’s highest literary honor.

My America: Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book One (My America)

My America: Our Strange New Land, Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary, Book One (My America)

by Patricia Hermes

In May 1607, three ships sailed up the James River in Virginia. In the riverbank marshes, they made land and hung the flag England¹s flag establishing the first permanent English colony in Jamestown Virginia. In 1609, the first ship carrying women and children arrived. After 71 days at sea, nine-year-old Elizabeth Baker is thrilled to be on dry land. Lizzie keeps a diary for Caleb, her twin brother who... (more)

The English Teacher

by R. K. Narayan

English teacher Krishna has recently married, but his wife and daughter live miles away. The story begins with his immediate family deciding to join him. Krishna is initially frightened by this, but soon finds that his love for both his wife and child grows deeper than he could have imagined.

Northwest Passage

by Kenneth Lewis Roberts

This classic novel follows the career of Major Rogers, whose incredible exploits during the French and Indian Wars are told through Langdon Towne, an artist and Harvard student who flees trouble to join the army.

The Notebook of a Colonial Clergyman: Condensed from the Journals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg

The Notebook of a Colonial Clergyman: Condensed from the Journals of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg

by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg

Text: English (translation) Original Language: German

Felicity Discovers a Secret (American Girls Short Stories)

Felicity Discovers a Secret (American Girls Short Stories)

by Valerie Tripp

In 1774 Williamsburg, Virginia, Felicity helps the irritable Mrs. Burnie do laundry and learns a secret that seems to explain her behavior. Includes notes on the history of eyeglasses and instructions for making a pair of lorgnettes, glass lenses attached to elegant handles.

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Large Print Edition)

Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Large Print Edition)

by Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Mary Rowlandson

The Lancaster Edition by Mary Rowlandson--Who was taken prisoner by the INDIANS with several others, and treated in the most barbarous and cruel Manner by those vile Savages: With many other remarkable Events during her Travels. Written by her own Hand, for her private Use, and now made public at the earnest Desire of some Friends, and for the Benefit of the afflicted. This classic account of a white... (more)

Colonial Discourse/ Post-Colonial Theory

Colonial Discourse/ Post-Colonial Theory

by Patrick New York Band Williams

Equally suitable for undergraduates and specialists in the humanities, this collection provides an in-depth introduction to debates within post-colonial theory and criticism. The readings are drawn from a diverse selection of Third World and Western thinkers, both historical and contemporary. "Post-colonialism" is taken by the editors to include Third World and diasporic experience, like "colonialism," it is... (more)

Felicity's Dancing Shoes (The American Girls Collection)

Felicity's Dancing Shoes (The American Girls Collection)

by Valerie Tripp

In colonial Williamsburg, nine-year-old Felicity's dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns that "Gracefulness is in the foot, not the shoe." Includes information on the education of girls in colonial America, focusing on dance, and presents square dance instructions.

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by Kathleen Kent

by James Fenimore Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper, Les Martin, N. C. Wyeth, Deanna McFadden

by Leonard Everett Fisher

by Bobbie Kalman

by Tracie Peterson

by Pamela Clare

by Kristiana Gregory

by Mulk Raj Anand

by T. H. Breen

by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

by R. K. Narayan

by Patricia Hermes

by R. K. Narayan

by Kenneth Lewis Roberts

by Henry Melchior Muhlenberg

by Valerie Tripp

by Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Mary Rowlandson

by Patrick New York Band Williams

by Valerie Tripp

by Mary Margaret Kaye, M. M. Kaye