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Everyday Life in Early America (The Everyday Life in America series)

by David Freeman Hawke · 1988

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"In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."—Publishers Weekly

Subject
historysociology
Themes
American historyhistory
Setting
USA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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