to 1810

Presents primary and secondary source articles on the major events and cultural characteristics of the eighteenth century around the world, covering such topics as the European monarchs, composers, the Paris art salon, the French and Indian War, American slavery, the Boston Massacre, and child labor.

Looks at the exploration of the Americas by Europeans and the relations they had with Native Americans.

A shortened version of the writings of a pirate who sailed in the Caribbean in the late 1660s and 1670s. Illustrated with period artwork and photographs of surviving artifacts.

Uses the life of Christopher Columbus as a backdrop to present the history of people in America from the time the Native Americans arrived until 1590.

After his uncle Patch, a naval surgeon, turns pirate on the high seas, fourteen-year-old Davy Shea wonders if his guardian has truly turned against the British throne or if he has other plans in store.

Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.

Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like aboard an English pirate ship plying the Caribbean Sea during the sixteenth century.

Left penniless in eighteenth century England, fourteen-year-old Nathan Gull and his mousy sister Maud accompany Tamo, the son of a notorious pirate, to his homeland of Madagascar where they are all changed by their encounter with Tamo's dangerous past.

Describes how the lives of America's native inhabitants are changed forever by European explorers who claim the land and its resources for their countries.