Details the processes of encounter and exchange between Europe and the cultures of the Americas and Africa since their discovery by Europeans five hundred years ago.
how explorers and colonists such as Sir Walter Raleigh, John Smith, and Miles Standish helped establish England's presence in the New World
Harvey, Dan
2003
Chronicles the English attempts to settle in North America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the failed colony on Roanoke Island and the more successful Jamestown settlement.
Surveys the history of North and South America from the pre-Columbian civilizations' encounter with European explorers through the American Revolution.
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.
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.
