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The Leaders of the Colonial Era series focuses on the most influential people in the creation of early America. From birth through childhood, family life, education, death, and legacy, the lives of these activists, politicians, and intellectuals exemplify the hardships and trials of colonial times. Students will find abundant information on each subject that is fit for reports, classroom assignments, or general-interest reading. Meeting standard biography requirements, titles in this series boast full-color and black-and-white photographs, an attractive layout featuring informative sidebars, a bibliography and other sources for further research, and a chronology and timeline of each subject's life.