colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

A biography of the English founder and first governor of the colony of Georgia who was active in politics and penal reform.

Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhattan, and Englishman John Smith try to bring peace between their two peoples.

A discussion of the American Revolution which takes a chronological approach, focusing on the development and use of a time line.

Text and photographs describe the area in Boston where historically significant events took place, such as the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere's famous ride.

A portrait of daily life in Colonial America includes discussions of houses, schools, clothes, and money.

An Englishwoman, Miriam Willard, becomes a captive during the French and Indian War in 1754. After a harrowing march north to Montreal she discovers a city filled with the intrigue of war.

Post rider John Raleigh Gates sets out on the ride of his life to find a treasure that could help the Patriots in their struggle against Britain.

In 1612, English brothers Samuel and William Gates seek to turn their family's bad fortune around in the Americas and, after receiving a cryptic message from a stranger during the voyage across the Atlantic, begin searching for a hidden treasure linked to the lost colony of Roanoke.

A young farm boy running away to sea in 1774 explores the Salem harbor while waiting for his ship to sail.

In 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Mercy and her family and neighbors are captured by Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and forced to march through bitter cold to French Canada, where some adapt to new lives and some still hope to be ransomed.