These 93 stories provide a unique insight into the lives of mostly ordinary colonial people who lived in extraordinary times.
Read the first description of the New World in the exploring ship captainÕs logbook, a letter from the first indentured servant, and the trial of Bridget Bishop, the first person hung for witchcraft in Salem. Compare the diary of the richest man in Virginia to poor Mary CooperÕs diary. Read 16-year-old George WashingtonÕs Rules of Civility, the pathetic letter from near-destitute indentured Elizabeth Sprig, Benjamin FranklinÕs account of GrimeÕs confession and hanging, John AdamsÕ defense of British soldiers in the Boston Massacre, and the first prayer given in the First Continental Congress. Read 16-year-old Sally WisterÕs diary of the battle of Germantown, a journal of the participants in the Boston Tea Party, Paul RevereÕs account of his Midnight Ride, and newspaper accounts of President WashingtonÕs death and funeral. This book is purchased at the lowest cost through Lulu.com.