Books like Colonial America by Allison Lassieur

Set in 1692 Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials, this interactive, choose‑your‑own‑adventure book lets readers fight accusations, protect families, or accuse others while facing the era’s hysteria, disease, and fear of war.

Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era the Roaring Twenties. Hits all the highlights of this heady age that still feels modern even a hundred years later.

Raphael explains the central purpose of his "people's history" thusly: "By uncovering the stories of farmers, artisans, and laborers, we discern how plain folk helped create a revolution strong enough to evict the British Empire from the thirteen colonies. And by digging deeper still, we learn how people with no political standing -- women, Native Americans, African Americans -- altered the shape of a war conceived by others." After carefully reconstructing the histories of all these groups, he concludes: "The story of our nation's founding, told so often from the perspective of the 'founding fathers,' will never ring true unless it can take some account of the Massachusetts farmers who closed the courts, the poor men and boys who fought the battles, the women who followed the troops, the loyalists who viewed themselves as rebels, the pacifists who refused to sign oaths of allegiance, the Native Americans who struggled for their own independence, the southern slaves who fled to the British, the northern slaves who negotiated their freedom by joining the Continental Army". Raphael's account rings true: these people made the American Revolution. - Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh.

Describes the daily life and important events in the American colonies during the time of British rule.

A nonfiction look at how ideals of beauty in the United States have evolved from colonial times to today, examining the interplay between personal beauty standards, fashion, and broader social and economic forces.

Describes the general stores of the past, how they were stocked, the roles of storekeepers in communities, and what has happened to general stores in the twentieth century.