• Founding Fathers - 1 bks.

One hundred year before the Revolutionary War, Nathaniel Bacon, a landowner on Virginia's frontier, rebelled against the colony's ruling class, which was personified in Governor Si …

Blacksmiths, coopers, weavers, woodworkers, artisans and tradesmen laid the foundation for the colonists' independence from England. Activities in this edition include a recipe for …

Young adventurers learn about the settling of America while enjoying activities like stitching a sampler, pitching horseshoes, making an almanac, churning butter, and more.

Colonial Philadelphia was the second most important English-speaking city in the world in the first half of the 1700s. In this issue, we look at this important colonial city and th …

This volume takes an intimate look at Colonial America with a tour of historic Deerfield, Massachusetts. Beginning with a feature on the town's early history, the issue unfolds wit …

Ever wonder how land that was traded by Native Americans for about the cost of a subscription to COBBLESTONE became what we know now as New York City? Years before the Pilgrims lan …

This Founding Father is famous for his witty sayings - and here's a puzzle to unscramble some of the most well known of them. Discover why Franklin invented the eyeglasses we calle …

Read all about this prominent leader in the fight for American independence who was also a writer, printer, publisher, businessman, scientist, inventor, politician, diplomat and in …

In 1754, George Washington gained some valuable - and painful - military experience. He has the dubious distinction of being the leader of a group of men who fired the first shots …

It may be the most pivotal year in American history - when American colonists decided it was better to risk treason than to continue under the oppressive rule of Great Britain. But …

This edition introduces students to some of the first Europeans to come to the New World, their journey, and their struggle to start a new life in a new land with the help of their …

Step into the past and observe what it was like to live in an 1830s New England farming community with this illustrative issue that focuses on a living history museum. Interviews w …

The origin myth of the first Thanksgiving gives us a shared sense of what it means to be American. This issue also follows the course of one woman’s battle with tuberculosis, and d …

Personal accounts written at sea illuminate life as lived in mid-19th century on whaling ships and in whaling ports. This close look at the history of whaling, whale characteristic …

In the 1600s, Roger Williams' warm friendship with the Wampanoag and Narragansett Indians in New England was remarkable. He established the new colony of Providence in what would l …

Daily life in Williamsburg as it existed two hundred years ago is described in this illustrative issue. Meet a royal governor, a female tavern keeper, a merchant, a family of slave …

The witch trials of Salem were just a part of the witchcraft fervor of the seventeenth century. This historical overview not only covers witchcraft in colonial New England but also …