17th century

Emily and William Snow get trapped in 1666 London with friends Spring-Heeled Jack and Corrigan, but when they seek out Sir Christopher Wren, the head of the Invisible Order and their hope to get home, they discover Wren has no knowledge of the order and has no desire to help them, the four friends will need to come to an agreement on their next course, before their enemies catch up and the Fire King burns London to ash.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life and achievements of controversial seventeenth-century Separatist Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island and served three terms as its president; also includes a glossary, chronology, colonial time line, and further reading list.

A biography of seventeenth-century Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer, looking at his achievements within the context of the town in which he lived, and including reproductions of his works.

In 1666, thirteen-year-old H?l?ne chronicles her journey from France to Montr?al, New France, and her life in the new country as a "fille ? marier" or marriageable girl.

Examines the founding and early years of Yerba Buena, one of the earliest settlements in America; tells of the challenges faced by colonists in the New World; and discusses the contributions of notable men and women to the community. Includes a chronology and time line.

Substitute middle-school history teacher Rush Revere takes his students back in time to experience American history as it happens aboard the Mayflower and on Plymouth Plantation.

Readers will encounter the developments that altered the course of Europes early modern era. The volume contains a wealth of thoroughly researched information complemented by beautiful photographs to draw readers into the remarkable history of the development of this powerful continent.

Mike Stearns, a former prime minister of the United States of Europe, now serving as a general for Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, is going to need all his military skills when he is sent to Saxony to restore order after rioting breaks out over the arrest of Gretchen, a member of a revolutionary group.

Tells of four women whose fates are bound to the palace and the politics of Versailles.

Examines the political and scientific developments of the Enlightenment period between 1600 and 1800, and contains primary documents that describe the slave trade, the Ottoman Empire, the scientific revolution, and more.