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Cobblestone Publications

Cobblestone Publications include Cobblestone, Appleseeds, Footsteps, Faces, and many more titles. Each issue features a different topic. Below are Cobblestone publications that relate to Massachusetts History. Unless noted otherwise, you can order back issues at http://www.cobblestonepub.com/issue/cob#backissues.

Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Rebel. November 2003.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord. October 2002.

Deerfield: A Colonial Perspective. September 1995.

Salem and the East Indies Trade. September 1988.

Frederick Douglass: Fighter for Freedom. February 1989.

Paul Revere. October 2001. (Appleseeds)
Order back issues at http://www.cobblestonepub.com/issue/app#backissues.

Colonial Slavery. May / June 2002. (Footsteps)
Order back issues at http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/ColonialSlavery.asp.

Blacks in Whaling. May / June 1999. (Footsteps)
Order back issues at http://www.footstepsmagazine.com/Whaling.asp.

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For Elementary

  • Voices from Colonial America: Massachusetts, 1620-1776 - Michael Burgan
    Enhanced by period maps and first-person accounts, presents the history of colonial Massachusetts.
  • A Primary Source History of the Colony of Massachusetts - eri Freedman
    Examines the history of Massachusetts, the people, their struggle for equality, and their fight for independendence.
  • The Cod’s Tale - Mark Kurlansky
    Outlines the history of fishing for and consuming codfish from the time of the Vikings through the present. Includes discussions of the cod's life cycle, over fishing, and recipes using the fish.
  • It Happened in Massachusetts - Larry B. Pletcher
  • In the Days of the Salem Witchcraft Trials - Marilynne K. Roach
    This book sets the Salem witchcraft trials in historical context, explaining what life was like in the small New England town around 1692.
  • Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak - Kay Winters
    Ethan, a printer's errand boy, must deliver an important message to the Patriots, and as he makes his way through the streets of his city, he witnesses the daily events and practices of diverse groups of people.
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General Massachusetts History

  • A Short History of Boston - Robert J. Allison
  • Massachusetts: A Concise History - Richard D. Brown
  • Massachusetts: From Colony to Commonwealth, An Illustrated History - Judith Freeman Clark
    A thorough survey of Massachusetts' history with numerous illustrations, photographs, sketches, paintings, postcards, and maps. The book also includes 12 articles which provide in-depth views of the people and issues of the history of this state.
  • In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life - James Deetz
  • The Encyclopedia of New England: The Culture and History of an American Region - Burt Feintuch and David H. Watters, editors
  • Mapping Boston - Alex Krieger and David Cobb, editors
    Traces the growth of the city from its earliest European settlement to the present day, using 50 plates, 300 illustrations, essays about maps and the city, and short stories about the history of Boston.
  • A New England Town, The First Hundred Years: Dedham, Massachusetts, 1636-1736 - Kenneth A. Lockridge
    Traces origin and evolution of a New England town, examining myths and reality.
  • Concord: Stories to be Told - Liz Nelson
  • Massachusetts: Our Home - Mary Stockwell
  • Watertown - Friends of the Watertown Free Public Library and the Historical Society of Watertown
  • Historical Atlas of Massachusetts - Richard W. Wilkie and Jack Tager, editors
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Colonial Life

  • Witch-hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials - Marc Aronson
    What happened in Salem? Sifting through the facts, myths, half-truths, misinterpretations and theories the book presents a vivid narrative of one of the mysteries of American history.
  • Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft - Paul Boyer
    An interpretation of the outbreak of witchcraft in Salem Village, focusing on the social history and human passions which had built up in the generation preceding the trials. Authors use unpublished local sources as background.
  • The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America - John Demos
  • Home Life in Colonial Days - Alice Morse Earle
    Detailed account of how American colonists lived, worked, ate, traveled, prayed and played, by a popular historian of the late 19th century.
  • Liberty of Conscience: Roger Williams in America - Edwin S. Gaustad
  • A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America - Ivor Noel Hume
  • Cry “Witch”: The Salem Witch Trials, 1692 - Juliet H. Mofford
  • The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop - Edmund Sears Morgan
  • In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 - Mary Beth Norton
  • Colonial America Primary Sources - Peggy Saari
    Presents the historical events and social issues of colonial America through 24 primary documents.
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Websites

  • Commonwealth Museum
    This is the state museum of Massachusetts’ history and its people. Under the care and
    custody of the Secretary of State, it uses collections and cultural resources. Dynamic
    exhibits and educational experiences have been created to impart Massachusetts’ unique
    and exciting history. Located directly across from the John F. Kennedy Library Museum
    and the Museum of Boston’s Columbia Point.
  • Freedom Trail Foundation
  • Old Ironsides: USS Constitution Museum
    This museum provides options for classroom use such as the award winning “All Hands On Deck” theme unit. This unit integrates geography, history, language arts, science, math and the arts in lessons appropriate fro grades 3-12. Teacher workshops and guided tours of the USS Constitution are available.
  • Old South Meeting House
    A museum and historic site. From the historic December 16, 1773 meeting of 5000 colonists which led to the Boston Tea Party to the present day, this has been an active gathering place for discussion, celebration and exercising free speech. Check the calendar for monthly events, discussions, and concerts.
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Biography

  • John Winthrop: Colonial Governor of Massachusetts - Michael Burgan
  • Johnny Tremain - Esther Forbes
  • Liberty of Conscience: Roger Williams in America - Edwin S. Gaustad
  • John Winthrop: Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony - Ed Pell
  • The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop - Edmund S. Morgan
  • Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams
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