Long before Calcutta was ‘discovered’ by Job Charnock, it thrived by the Hugli since times immemorial. This book, and its companion Colonial Calcutta, is a

This book highlights the daily life, sights, and characteristics of a colonial city. People worked as merchants, artisans, or other for trades. There were store

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Looks at what life was like in the colonies prior to the American Revolution. What did people do for a living? Did children go to school? Explores several colon