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Daily Life in Colonial New England
Claudia Durst Johnson
Book Code: BGR1458
ISBN: 0-313-36111-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36111-1
248 pages, Figures; Maps; Photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $20.00 (UK Sterling Price: £11.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Ebook Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Daily Life in Colonial New England offers a valuable reminder of America's conflicted, yet ever-present Puritan roots.
    —JASAT     October 2003
  • In this excellent volume, Johnson draws a remarkably clear and complete picture of the day-to-day existence of the first European settlers in New England...Librarians serving middle and high schools will want to add this articulate and highly readable volume to their collections of books on New World settlements.
    —VOYA     October 2002
Description: Life for the individuals who chose to come to New England during the Colonial Period was anything but easy. This reference resource explores the everyday details of colonial life in New England and exposes as myth much of what we might believe about this era, environment and people. How exactly and why did their religious beliefs help structure their lives? What roles did women play in this society? How were people tried and punished for their crimes? Students can find thoroughly researched answers to these questions and others to help them learn exactly what everyday life was like for New Englanders during the Colonial Period. Students may be surprised to find what a large role the environment played in these people's lives, from the structuring of their homes to their diet and health. Religion was a driving force for most of them, in ways that may be difficult for modern-day readers to understand. Here readers will find an excellent description of how religion could play the role it did and how it affected the details of everyday living. Details of the lives of the Native Americans in New England during this era as well as Africans who had been brought to this location by the settlers are also provided.
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology of Events
  • Introduction
  • The Doctrinal Foundation of Colonial Life
  • The Clergy and the Church in New England
  • Government and Law
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Labor in Colonial New England
  • Shelter and Attire
  • Food and Health
  • Marriage and Sex
  • Arts and Amusements
  • Native Americans of New England
  • Africans in Colonial New England
  • Indentured Servants
  • Education
  • Fear and Persecution in Daily Life
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-061721
LCC Class: F7
Dewey Class: 974
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