america

Presents an account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to British North America.

Presents a study of the history of Spanish influence in America and describes their first encounter with native peoples of the Americas.

Identifies and explains the similarities and differences between the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, describing their process of colonization, colonial societies, distinctive styles of imperial government, and independence movements against them.

Presents a comprehensive history of Spanish exploration in the Americas during the 1500s.

An historical account of the clash between Native American and Spanish cultures in the Western Hemisphere including profiles of leaders from both sides.

A history of the French in North America from the earliest explorers to today's separatist movement in Quebec.

Chronicles the more than 150 years of fighting between Britain and France for control of Canada, focusing on Newfoundland and Acadia, discusses the role of the First Nations people in the struggle, and looks at the consequences of British victory.