Historic Williamsburg : a revolutionary city /
Mattern, Joanne, 1963-
Historic Williamsburg : a revolutionary city / by Joanne Mattern. - 32 pages : illustrations (chielfy color) ; 27 cm - Let's celebrate America Core content library . - Mattern, Joanne, 1963- Let's celebrate America. . - Core content library. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Step into the past -- An important city -- A revolutionary city -- Saving a town -- Making a museum -- A place of inspiration -- Times change -- Wiliamsburg today.
"In the 1770s before the United States was a nation, most people lived on farms. But Williamsburg in Virginia Colony was a busy town with wide streets, grand public buildings, bustling shops, and a large Market Square. Home to 2,000 people from wealthy gentry and middle class shopkeepers to poor slaves. Find out how Colonial Williamsburg today gives us a fascinating window into America's past."--
9781634402194 1634402197 9781634402293 1634402294
2016954984
Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
Historic Williamsburg : a revolutionary city / by Joanne Mattern. - 32 pages : illustrations (chielfy color) ; 27 cm - Let's celebrate America Core content library . - Mattern, Joanne, 1963- Let's celebrate America. . - Core content library. .
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Step into the past -- An important city -- A revolutionary city -- Saving a town -- Making a museum -- A place of inspiration -- Times change -- Wiliamsburg today.
"In the 1770s before the United States was a nation, most people lived on farms. But Williamsburg in Virginia Colony was a busy town with wide streets, grand public buildings, bustling shops, and a large Market Square. Home to 2,000 people from wealthy gentry and middle class shopkeepers to poor slaves. Find out how Colonial Williamsburg today gives us a fascinating window into America's past."--
9781634402194 1634402197 9781634402293 1634402294
2016954984
Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Juvenile literature.
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.