Readers learn about colonial life and the events that led to revolution and statehood.

Provides an introduction to the history, government, economy, resources, and people of the Massachusetts Colony. Includes maps, charts, and a timeline.

Comprehensive, reliable account of 17th-century life in one of the country's earliest settlements. Contemporary records, over 100 historically valuable pictures vividly describe early dwellings, furnishings, medicinal aids, wardrobes, trade, crimes, more.

A history of the colony, which began with the settling of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, until its becoming the sixth state of the Union. Includes brief biographies of notable colonial-era people.