A Day in the Life of a Colonial Shipwright

ISBN: 9780823962273

作者: Laurie Krebs

出版社: Powerkids Pr

出版年: 2004-1

页数: 24

定价: $ 24.01

装帧: LIB

内容简介

Readers of this series will travel back in time and spend a day in the life of a real citizen during the earliest days of our nation. Each book in the series features a person who actually lived and worked during colonial times. The readers will learn how they may have spent a day in their lives. The books offer original period documents, oil paintings, etchings, and woodcuts that portray the colonial era. These primary sources bring depth and authenticity to young readers' exploration of life before the American Revolution. The captivating stories of these real-life characters, some of them American icons, will make history tangible and fun. John Langdon, a former representative to the second Continental Congress, owned the Langdon Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The book gives readers a look at the arts and craft of colonial shipbuilding. The book covers one day in 1777 when the