18th century

Text and cartoon illustrations introduce the Enlightenment, discussing the writings of Diderot, Voltaire, Rousseau, and other Western thinkers of the eighteenth century.

Cultural history of the period of the French Revolution discussing a vast array of cultural activities such as painting, music, fiction, and theater.

Provides accounts of the winters of 1776-77 and 1777-78, telling of the difficult conditions endured by the soldiers of the Continental Army, and how their courage, coupled with the leadership of General George Washington, helped them stay the course toward independence.

At the dawn of the eighteenth century, Nancy Kington and Minerva Sharpe, set sail from Jamaica on a pirate vessel, hoping to escape from an arranged marriage and slavery.

An overview of everyday life from 1639-1760 in New France, an area which included parts of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec, as well as parts of several states in what is now the United States.

An overview of everyday life in the busy port city of Boston between 1760 and 1773, including the changes that came as colonists began to resent the trade restrictions and taxes imposed upon them by England.

In the year 1777, a group of Quakers and a party of Indians have a memorable meeting.

A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.

In 1718, fifteen-year-old Daniel leaves his guardian uncle's Quaker household to stowaway on a ship in pursuit of a pirate captain bent on raiding the coast of North America before returning to port in Hispaniola.