colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Founded on recent historical investigations, this exciting volume delves into the journeys of the first intrepid travelers who sailed across the ocean to explore unknown lands. Featured explorers include Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and Giovanni da Verrazzano. Address which Native American peoples were encountered by early explorers. Also included are valuable primary source documents and maps from this exciting period of New York s history.

This book, featuring the latest in scholarly research, shows how the onset of the Industrial Revolution transformed New York State into a center for industry and economy. The text shows that New York State industries are varied and have changed over time. This book addresses many of the local businessmen, inventors, engineers, and architects helped New York grow and prosper. Primary source documents and photographs support biographies of important figures, such as Thomas Edison, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Nikola Tesla, Hetty Green, and Emily Roebling.

Text and photographs look at how kids lived in Colonial America.

Draws upon primary sources to introduce colonial America.

"Uses primary sources to tell the story of how the the 13 colonies gained independence from Great Britain"--Provided by publisher.

"In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Nickolas Flux as he travels back in time and must survive the Boston Tea Party"--Provided by publisher.

Uses a Christian perspective to examine the history of America from the first voyage of Columbus to the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, with an emphasis on faithfulness to God's word.

A collection of twenty stories, in graphic novel format, that depict life in New England between 1620 and 1750, focusing on the people and stories that did not make it into the history books. Created by comic book writers and artists and renowned historians.