17th century

More than fifty alphabetized entries chronicle the great breakthroughs of science in the seventeenth century; each also includes a selected bibliography.

Presents volume two of a two-volume set that contains a number of essays covering historical figures of the seventeenth-century world, and includes primary source documents, maps, and profiles on persons such as Louis XIV, Moliere, Sir Isaac Newton, William Penn, Pocahontas, Roger Williams, and many more.

Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be an American colonist in the seventeenth century, discussing the realities of the voyage from England, dealing with Indians, and struggling for survival in the new world.

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.

Brief text, sidebars, labeled illustrations, and humorous cartoons depict what it was like to be a Shakespearean actor during the sixteenth century.

A translation of the French drama set in seventeenth-century France telling of Cyrano de Bergerac's secret love for Roxane.

Chronicles the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural development from 1492 to 1783, describing the Thirty Years War, Ottoman Empire, Reformation, colonial North America, and the American Revolution. Includes teacher notes.

Presents volume two of a five-volume series that offers an in-depth analysis on the Baroque and Enlightenmment period between 1600 and 1800 through the study of nine different arts and humanities topics such as architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater, and visual arts.

Brief text and illustrations describe the day-to-day life and the major political, military, cultural, and social events in the major countries of Europe during the seventeenth century.