Delaware (Thirteen Colonies) - Hardcover

Doherty, Craig A.; Doherty, Katherine M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816054142 ISBN 13: 9780816054145

Publisher: Facts on File, 2005

Synopsis

Delaware describes life in the early colony, including the growth of the colony under William Penn and the Quakers, the success of farming and milling, and the diversity of the population. It discusses early explorers, the growth of European nation-states, and the American Indian civilizations.

About this title

About the Author:

Craig A. Doherty has a B.A. in English and history from the University of Massachusetts and studied education at the graduate level at the University of New Mexico. Editor and co-owner of Field Trial Magazine, he has 11 years' experience teaching English at the high school level and six years' experience teaching social studies at both the middle and high school levels. Katherine M. Doherty has a B.A. in anthropology from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. in library science from Simmons College. Director of learning resources for New Hampshire Community College, she has worked as a librarian at elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as entire school districts. A member of the American Library Association, the New Hampshire Library Association, and the New Hampshire State Library Advisory Council, Doherty serves as a trustee of the Dummer Public Library.

Review:

Delaware describes life in the early colony, including the growth of the colony under William Penn and the Quakers, the success of farming and milling, and the diversity of the population. It discusses early explorers, the growth of European nation-states, and the American Indian civilizations that existed before the Europeans arrived.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0816054142
• ISBN 13: 9780816054145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 126