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Pioneer Settlers of New France

by Anderson, Joan & Ancona, George

Text and photographs recreate life in an eighteenth century pioneer settlement in Nova Scotia.

City! San Francisco

by Climo, Shirley & Ancona, George

Describes San Francisco's history, sights and attractions, and people.

A Williamsburg household

by Anderson, Joan & Ancona, George

Focuses on events in the household of a white family and its black slaves in Colonial Williamsburg in the eighteenth century.

Jackpot of the beagle brigade

by Epstein, Sam & Epstein, Beryl Williams & Ancona, George

A photo essay presenting a beagle at work at Kennedy Airport sniffing out contraband fruits and meats that many travelers bring into the country.

Pioneer children of Appalachia

by Anderson, Joan & Ancona, George

Text and photographs from a living history village in West Virginia recreate the pioneer life of young people in Appalachia in the early nineteenth century.

The glorious Fourth at Prairietown

by Anderson, Joan & Ancona, George

Recreates the Fourth of July in 1836 in the fictional village of Prairietown, Indiana, to show how the holiday was celebrated in a typical frontier community.

Making a new home in America

by Rosenberg, Maxine B. & Ancona, George

Text and photographs present the stories of five children who have come to the United States as immigrants or resident aliens from Japan, Cuba, India, Guyana, ...

Freighters

cargo ships and the people who work them

by Ancona, George

A photo essay describing the various types of cargo ships, how they operate, and the jobs of the crew that maintains them.