[GeronL]

I just got back from Baen. I did not know they had free book downloads.

Would anyone know where one could fine books on the subject of colonial-era technology?

[zeugma]

While not specifically colonial era tech, you might be interested in the 1632 series on Baen. There is some really interesting related stuff to be found at the Baen Bar.

[Mike Fieschko]

Would anyone know where one could fine books on the subject of colonial-era technology?

A quick search on the Internet Archive (for colonial technology in texts), returned one text:

Colonial Williamsburg.

Loading the page for that text shows that it's indexed on two subjects: "TECHNOLOGY" and "Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure".

Maybe if you could narrow / redefine a search on the Internet Archive, you'd find more texts.