Life in Colonial times ; Farmwork ; Indentured servants ; Field workers ; Indigo growers -- Country craftspeople ; Blacksmiths ; Tanners ; Gunsmiths ; Wheelwrights ; Millers -- Fishing and trading ; Lonely lighthouse keeper ; Tar and pitch makers ; Whalers ; Fur trappers -- Towns and cities ; Colonial punishers ; Awful apothecaries ; Mad hatters ; The end of Colonial times.
Summary
"From slaves and indentured servants, to mad hatters and risk-taking whalers, jobs in the colonies could be downright horrible! Readers will delight in viewing the colonial world through a different lens while they continue to learn about life in early America."-- Publisher's website.
