Rich, Louise Dickinson

Discusses the Jamestown, Plymouth, New Amsterdam, and Fort Christina colonies.

An eleven-year-old orphan goes to a new foster home on an island off the coast of Maine, wondering why the islanders want so many foster children at once, and determined not to like the lobstermens' way of life as he is sure that this home, also, is one in which he will not be able to stay permanently.

Describes the geography and history of the small but influential Kennebec, called River God by the Indians, and discusses the contributions the people of her valley have made to the development of the United States.

To this day, one thinks of the Vikings as raiders, adventurers and seamen, and so they were. But they had homes and families too, and besides being seamen, many of them were also farmers.

To this day, one thinks of the Vikings as raiders, adventurers and seamen, and so they were. But they had homes and families too, and besides being seamen, many of them were also farmers.