Horrible jobs in colonial times
Spilsbury, LouiseUUUU
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Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in colonial America from indentured servants & field workers to whalers, hatters & more.
Main title:
Horrible jobs in colonial times / by Louise Spilsbury
Author:
Imprint:
New York NY Gareth Stevens Publishing
Collation:
48 p. colour illustrations
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
Life in colonial times -- Farmwork -- Indentured servants -- Field workers -- Indigo growers -- Country craftspeople -- Blacksmiths -- Tanners -- Gunsmiths -- Wheelwrights -- Millers -- Fishing and trading -- Lonely lighthouse keeper -- Tar and pitch makers -- Whalers -- Fur trappers -- Towns and cities -- Colonial punishers -- Awful apothecaries -- Mad hatters -- The end of colonial times.
ISBN:
9781482403305 (hbk)
Dewey class:
973.3 HOR
Local class:
973.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
62363
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 973.3 HOR | hbkAvailable |