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Home Life in Colonial Days

CHAPTER I
HOMES OF THE COLONISTS

When the first settlers landed on American shores, the difficulties in finding or making shelter must have seemed ironical as well as almost unbearable. The colonists found a land magnificent with forest trees of every size and variety, but they had no sawmills, and few saws to cut boards; there was plenty of clay and ample limestone on every side, yet they could have no brick and no mortar; grand boulders of granite and rock were everywhere, yet there was not a single facility for cutting, drawing, or using stone. These homeless men, so sorely in need of immediate shelter, were baffled by pioneer conditions, and had to turn to many poor expedients, and be satisfied with rude covering. In Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, and, possibly, other states, some reverted to an ancient form of shelter: they became cave-dwellers; caves were dug ... (taken from first chapter of the book). Talk about starting from scratch!! Susan Morin

Year of Publication: 1898Genres: Early Modern , Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Running Time: 13 hours 02 minutes 49 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Dedication and Forword Susan Morin	5:06
2	Homes of the Colonists Susan Morin	46:45
3	The Light of Other Days Susan Morin	29:27
4	The Kitchen Fireside Susan Morin	36:59
5	The Serving of Meals Susan Morin	47:35
6	Food from Forest and Sea Susan Morin	39:25
7	Indian Corn Susan Morin	32:39
8	Meat and Drink Susan Morin	41:04
9	Flax Culture and Spinning Susan Morin	40:13
10	Wool Culture and Spinning, with a Postscript on Cotton Susan Morin	45:07
11	Hand-Weaving Susan Morin	1:04:44
12	Girls' Occupations Susan Morin	51:24
13	Dress of the Colonists Susan Morin	36:04
14	Jack-knife Industries Susan Morin	45:55
15	Travel, Transportation, and Taverns Susan Morin	1:05:28
16	Sunday in the Colonies Susan Morin	38:18
17	Colonial Neighborliness Susan Morin	1:03:22
18	Old-time Flower Gardens Susan Morin	53:14