**NEW** Everyday Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Author : Dow, George Francis

Description : A detailed account of domestic and community life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, covering the colonists’ Atlantic voyage and settlement; early shelters and houses; furnishings, bedding, clothing, foodways, farming, trades, shipping, commerce, currency, medicine, recreation, manners, crime, and punishment. The author supplements the narrative with transcribed inventories, building agreements, household records, and other documentary evidence, giving the work particular value for researchers in colonial social history, material culture, local history, and genealogy.

Cataloging & Classification

Call Number: 974.4 H6dg

Associated Filters & Categories

Location : Massachusetts

Media Type : Book

Subject : History, Social Life and Customs