17th century

Biography of first Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop that includes an examination of his writings.

Surveys 17th century clerical writers of significance, their books, sermon notes, and unpublished manuscripts.

Discusses the lives of the African Americans of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The story of the Salem witch trials includes a script for readers' theater.

A young actor arriving in London in the autumn of 1602 is soon killed and his friend must find a way to stop the murderer before he can strike again.

Explores such art topics as style, composition, color, and subject matter as they relate to twelve works by Rembrandt.

Presents an illustrated biography of seventeenth-century Mexican poet Juana Ines, a women learned in many subjects who became a nun later in life.

Chronicles the life of American poet Anne Bradstreet, discussing her childhood in England, arrival in the United States in 1630, interactions with Native Americans and other settlers, experiences as a frontierwoman, and other related topics.