colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

A biography of the Indian whose many adventures with white people in several countries culminated in his aiding them in their early days in Plymouth colony.

Lep, an apprentice to a doctor, helps his master take care of yellow fever victims in Philadelphia during the epidemic of 1793.

Simple text and illustrations describe the history of New York City from its founding by the Dutch through the Revolutionary War.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the journey of a family from London to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635.

Discusses the practical necessity of the crafts employed by the American colonists. Includes instructions for duplicating the crafts today.

Traces the competition among the American Indians, French, English, Spanish, and Dutch for land, furs, timber, and other resources of North America.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text chronicle the history of early New York, profiling the different groups of people who settled there.

A biography of the famous American Indian princess, emphasizing her life-long adulation of John Smith and the roles she played in two very different cultures.

An introduction to the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, from the difficulties faced by the Pilgrims to the role of Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the woman who helped to bring about peace and friendship between English settlers in Virginia and the native Powhatan people.