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Describes what it was like to be a seamstress in the early days when it was important for every young girl to learn the craft.

Discover the life and business of colonial dressmakers, the only business a colonial woman could purchase during that period.

Describes the life of a Nantucket sea captain, how he came to be in command of a whaling ship, and how he and his crew hunted whales.

Nearly two hundred portraits and hundreds of drawings highlight a study of styles of clothing worn by men, women, and children in colonial and Revolutionary Ame