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3) The peddlers
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Describes the enterprise and commercial development that peddlers brought to the colonies before the establishment of general stores.
4) The potters
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Traces the early history of pottery in Colonial America with descriptions of the clay used, techniques of making and decorating pots, and a listing of some of the famous potters of the time.
7) The doctors
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Traces the early development of medicine in colonial America and discusses some of the methods and medications used at that time for treating illness.
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Desperate to escape a marriage arranged by her aristocratic London guardians and to wed her childhood sweetheart, beautiful but innocent Catherine Parke secretly boards a ship in England bound for the New World in 1617. But the shock of what greets Catherine in Colonial Jamestown nearly destroys her. Her betrothed, now a successful Indian trader seems to be hiding dangerous secrets.Although disappointments and disasters repeatedly test Catherine's...
12) The blacksmiths
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Introduces the history of blacksmithing and discusses the techniques, products, well-known blacksmiths, and commercial importance of this trade in colonial America.
13) The printers
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Surveys the history of printing in colonial America, describing the work of the early printers, the development of the free press, and the printer's craft and technique.
14) The weavers
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Presents background information on cloth making in the colonies and describes the various techniques involved.
15) The wigmakers
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English
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Describes the advent of the wig as a fashion necessity in France and England, illustrates popular styles of eighteenth-century wigs, and explains the colonial wigmaker's technique in construction and care of the wig.
17) The papermakers
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Gives a short history of American papermaking before the Revolution, and describes the processes used by the colonial papermakers, from the separating of rag fibers to the final finishing or glazing.
18) The shoemakers
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Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.
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