A Day in the Life of a Colonial Printer

by Kathy Wilmore

Book Overview

Newspapers were one important way that people in the colonies helped spread ideas about independence from England. Your students will discover how a printing press worked and why the printer was such an important part of the community.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823954285
• ISBN13: 9780823954285
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

Warning: This book causes increased interest in history!

In this wonderful volume of The Library of Living and Working in Colonial Times, author Kathy Wilmore outlines the working life of the printer, including a bookstore and post ofice, the tools of the trade, etc. The work was hard and very slow compared to the modern printing industry. Hard work in colonial times might only produce 200 copies in an hour! The book lists web sites for extra study and a glossary. Recommended!