Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 2775 Dow, George Francis 1868 1936 Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Produced by Mark C. Orton, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" by George Francis Dow is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work provides a detailed exploration of daily life and customs during the early years of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century. Through a compilation of source materials, it serves to illuminate the social practices, household arrangements, and living conditions of the early settlers. The opening of the book presents an insightful preface that establishes the context for the detailed examination of life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It highlights the challenges of recording daily activities, acknowledging that much of the specifics of everyday life during that time have faded into obscurity. The author introduces materials that illustrate the preparation and conditions of the voyage to New England, emphasizing the importance of proper provisioning for both the sea journey and subsequent settlement. Through quotations from historical figures like Rev. Francis Higginson, we gain insights into what early settlers brought with them, underscoring the practicalities and hardships faced in the transition from England to the New World. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43970/43970-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Massachusetts -- Social life and customs -- To 1775 F001 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 850953 2025-08-17T15:49:59.922161 text/html 806966 2024-10-23T19:04:36 text/html 5661326 2025-08-17T15:50:18.728559 application/epub+zip 5667212 2025-08-17T15:50:04.437231 application/epub+zip 362612 2025-08-17T15:50:02.032174 application/epub+zip 5921817 2025-08-17T15:50:26.850601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5851512 2025-08-17T15:50:15.438684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562590 2022-09-20T05:23:43.044678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660638 2025-08-17T15:49:56.981190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 640821 2024-10-23T19:04:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16226 2025-08-17T15:50:27.019535 application/rdf+xml 22360 2025-08-17T15:50:02.329195 image/jpeg 3406 2025-08-17T15:50:02.181173 image/jpeg 5586125 2025-08-17T15:50:00.243184 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia