Colonial American Home Life

I would recommend this book if you are looking for information about daily life in early American history. This book is divided into 8 chapters, each one focusing on a different aspect of colonial life. The author includes information about both European settlers AND Native Americans. There are lots of interesting details in each chapter. FOr example, in the food chapter, the author tells about the kinds of foods that the various groups ate and even gives some recipes for preparing some of them. There is a glossary, a bibliography, a map and an index in the back, for easier reference. Throughout the book, there are drawings and paintings of people,places and items from the colonial days. Although it does not have bright colorful illustrations or an oversized format, it should not be overlooked. Overall, I think this would be a useful and interesting book for upper elementary students up through adults.