Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

by George Francis Dow

Book Overview

The New York Times called this book a "valuable addition to the too-small list of books that give reliable accounts of the daily lives of the early Colonists ... beautifully made and interestingly illustrated." With the republication of Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the incidents, anecdotes, and events surrounding the first inhabitants of colonial New England are brought vividly to life.
Drawing extensively on contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486255654
• ISBN13: 9780486255651
• Release Date: February 1988
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Just the facts

This is a densely packed little book. I was very glad to come across it, personally. I am rather tired with every book I pick up about the Puritans being a psychological deconstruction. This straight-forward book, instead, is full of facts, personal accounts, item inventories, drawings and diagrams that are extremely helpful in getting a picture of how these people lived, centuries ago.This is an old book, first published in 1935, but it doesn't make it any less relevant today. Every area of life is considered, from the voyage to New England down to sports and games. Many documents are presented without any commentary at all, and you can come to your own conclusions.The illustrations are many and are helpful alongside the text to bring these people to life.Whether you're a student of history or a genealogist, if you're interested in this era at all there is no reason not to own this book. Some people think that the Masschusetts Bay Colony gets little attention compared to Plymouth and Virginia. Whether that's true or not, Everyday Life will give you instant insight into the colony and the colonists personal lives.