With these hands they built a nation; the story of colonial arts and crafts.
Publisher: J. Messner
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Technology -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775 -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Social life and customs -- To 1775.; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Description: Describes the skills--weaving, carpentry, candlemaking, metal working, and others--that enabled the early American colonists to start life from scratch in the New World.