num_pages: 24
description: Describes a typical day in the life of James Forten, who was born in Philadelphia to free black parents, learned to be a sailmaker, and later became a wealthy, respected businessman with his own shop.
language: English
title: A Day in the Life of a Colonial Sailmaker
titlecomplete: A Day in the Life of a Colonial Sailmaker (Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Powerkids Pr