A colonial Massachusetts law required all towns to have an inn. This book explains why inns were important places for spreading information and ideas from town to town and from colony to colony.
Top quality presentation of a fascinating subject.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This volume gives a through background of the colonists' need for inns, a day in the life of an inkeeper and his family, guest services and government regulations that controlled signs, prices, etc. A Day in the Life of a Colonial Innkeeper provides a listing of web sites for further exploration of the subject and a glossary for review. Every book in this series brings history to life with period illustrations and photographs of historacal interpreters in colonial costumes and settings. Very highly recommended.
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