Your Travel Guide to Colonial America

by Nancy Day

Takes readers on a journey back in time in order to experience life in the American colonies, describing clothing, accommodations, foods, local customs, transportation, a few notable personalities, and more. Original.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2001

About the author

Nancy Day (Sakaduski) is the author of more than 100 articles and 15 books. Nancy has a B.A. in Communications from the University of Maryland and an Executive M.B.A. from Loyola College. She currently resides in Chadds Ford, PA, where she is working on the third edition of Scientific English (as co-author).

Nancy is President of Sakaduski Marketing Solutions, Inc., a consulting firm that works with companies in the dental industry.

In addition to her business and writing activities, Nancy is heavily involved in community service. She is the Chester County Master Gardener Coordinator; serves on the Board of Directors and is Vice President of the Center for the Creative Arts, an arts center in Yorklyn Delaware; is a member of the Resource Development Committee for 4-H Creating Community Networks, an organization that provides outreach services in at-risk neighborhoods; and is on the Board of Directors of the Sanderson Museum in Chadds Ford.

AWARDS: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Award for Nonfiction, 1995, for article "Mapping the Mind"; Best Social Studies Book of the Year designation from Society of School Librarians International, 2003 CALIFORNIA COLLECTION.

Reviews

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes, this is a Young Adult book, but my library has few Adult books covering life in Colonial America. My genealogy research has sparked my interest in discovering what life was like in the 17th century. This book, written as a travel guide as if you could time travel, was well written and revealed a few little-known tidbits. Soot build-up in chimneys can cause fires, even today, but did you know that some ingenious settlers threw live chickens down the chimneys so their flapping wings would clean out the soot?

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for young readers. Incite to life in 17th & early 18th century America.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know it's for kids but I read it anyway