The Shipbuilders

by Leonard Everett Fisher

Published 1 January 1971
Traces the history of shipbuilding in the American colonies and describes each step in the building of an eighteenth-century ship.

The Schoolmasters

by Leonard Everett Fisher

Published 1 December 1967
Gives a brief history of the development of the profession of schoolmaster in colonial America.

Peddlers

by Leonard Everett Fisher

Published 1 January 1968
Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishment of general stores.

The Homemakers

by Leonard Everett Fisher

Published 1 January 1973
Describes how four staples--candles, soap, brooms, and cider--were made in colonial times.