Bobbie Kalman's acclaimed Historic Communities series provides a close-up view of how people in North America lived more than two hundred years ago. Have fun learning about early homes and the settler community, what people wore and the crafts they made, how settlers made their living, how they spent their leisure time, and the values, customs, and traditions of the early settlers. Colonial Home, In this updated edition, Colonial Home takes readers into the colonial homes of the 1600s and 1700s. Read about the kitchen and the fireplace, the bedchamber, and the barn, and see how they changed over time. Learn about plantations in the southern United States, which grew and prospered through the slave trade. Book jacket.