"As the 13 colonies grew, they prospered with new industries and trade. However, some of these trades, like tanning animal hides, were unpleasant. In fact, from slaves and indentured servants, to "mad hatters" and risk-taking whalers, jobs in the colonies could be downright horrible! Readers will delight in viewing the colonial world through a different lens while they continue to learn about life in early America. Enhanced by detailed images, the social studies content augments classroom learning through true--though sometimes disgusting--facts and examples of making a living in the 13 colonies"--Provided by the publisher.

Includes glossary.

Life in colonial times - Farmwork - Indentured servants - Field workers - Indigo growers - Country craftspeople - Blacksmiths - Tanners - Gunsmiths - Wheelwrights - Millers - Fishing and trading - Lonely lighthouse keeper - Tar and pitch makers - Whalers - Fur trappers - Towns and cities - Colonial punishers - Awful apothecaries - Mad hatters - The end of colonial times.