The New York colony / Cunningham, Kevin

An introduction to New York colony, one of the original thirteen American colonies, examining the daily lives of settlers and the Native Americans who first occupied the land, looking at the role of New York in the fight for independence from England, and including brief profiles of New York's founding fathers.

Explores the colony's history as well as the daily lives of the colonists and the native people who previously occupied the land.

Presents a collection of facts about colonial New York, examining the Native Americans, the settlers, daily life in the colony, and war. Features accessible text, illustrations, statistics, a list of resources and Internet links, a glossary, and an index.