17th century

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School in colonial America

2017
"Discusses the school life of children who lived in the thirteen colonies, including lessons, books, teachers, examinations and special days"--.

The Jamestown Colony disaster

a cause and effect investigation
2017
"Explore the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and what led to its near demise. Personal accounts and vivid photos help readers examine causes and effects of the disaster, from lacking food and supplies to worsening relations with American Indians"--Provided by publisher.

The physick book of Deliverance Dane

2009
Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin, having agreed to handle the sale of her grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, Massachusetts, comes across an ancient key while going through the house which holds a piece of parchment with the name Deliverance Dane written on it, and in her efforts to discover more about the mysterious Deliverance, Connie soon finds herself having visions of the Salem witch trials and wondering about the extent of her family's connection to history.

The expanding world

(300-1750)
1999
Presents an inclusive, multidisciplinary look at the rapidly changing world from 300 to 1750 through a combination of reproducible text, maps, timelines, charts, and drawings in loose-leaf format.

Understanding the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

"Discusses the creation and execution of the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the early days of the United States"--.

The millionaire and the bard

Henry Folger's obsessive hunt for Shakespeare's first folio
2015
Explores the history of William Shakespeare's First Folio.

The Millionaire and the bard

Henry Folger's obsessive hunt for Shakespeare's first folio
When Shakespeare died in 1616, no one, including the playwright, thought that his writings would last, that he was a genius, or that he would be celebrated as the greatest author in the history of the English language. Seven years after his death, copies of his plays and manuscripts were gathered, edited, and thirty-six of them were published in a book format. This massive book was called the the First Folio, and was only intended as a memorial, but it later became one of the most important books ever published and became a coveted prize among collectors, many of whom would do almost anything to obtain a copy.

Massacre on the Merrimack

Hannah Duston's captivity and revenge in colonial America
On March 15, 1697, Abenaki warriors, in service to the French, raided the English frontier village of Haverhill, Massachusetts. They killed twenty-seven men, women, and children and took thirteen captives, including thirty-nine-year-old Hannah Duston and her week-old daughter, Martha. Her daughter was murdered a short distance from the village, and Hannah resolved to get even. Two weeks into their captivity near present-day Concord, New Hampshire, Hannah Duston, and two of her companions, moved among the sleeping Abenaki with tomahawks and knives, killing two men, two women, and six children. Hannah and the others then escaped down the Merrimack River in a stolen canoe and returned to English civilization. Her courageous story gave hope to the English settlers, whose domain the French hoped to occupy, as the French and English continued to battle over dominance in the new world.

Renaissance art, music & literature

2004
Follows a young film producer as she travels across Europe in search of information about the people, places, and thinking behind Renaissance developments, investigating aspects of art, music, and literature, including the uses of realism, the introduction of new instruments, and the invention of the printing press.

What were the Salem Witch Trials?

2015
Presents an inside look into the seventeenth-century Salem Witch Trials.

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