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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2009
Gr 3-5 Like Karen E. Lange's "1607: A New Look at Jamestown" (2007) and Catherine O'Neill Grace's "1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving" (2001, both National Geographic), this book challenges traditional views of history, incorporating the latest archaeological findings to present updated theories about how people lived in the time period. In full-page color photographs, costumed actors depict enslaved African Virginians; Williamsburg gentry, merchants, craftspeople, and farmers; and patrio...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Reenactment photographs show a cobbler in his shop, servants in a kitchen, and other scenes of everyday life in Williamsburg, Virginia, durin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
