17th century

A biography of seventeenth-century Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer, looking at his achievements within the context of the town in which he lived, and including reproductions of his works.

In 1666, thirteen-year-old H?l?ne chronicles her journey from France to Montr?al, New France, and her life in the new country as a "fille ? marier" or marriageable girl.

Examines the founding and early years of Yerba Buena, one of the earliest settlements in America; tells of the challenges faced by colonists in the New World; and discusses the contributions of notable men and women to the community. Includes a chronology and time line.

Substitute middle-school history teacher Rush Revere takes his students back in time to experience American history as it happens aboard the Mayflower and on Plymouth Plantation.

Readers will encounter the developments that altered the course of Europes early modern era. The volume contains a wealth of thoroughly researched information complemented by beautiful photographs to draw readers into the remarkable history of the development of this powerful continent.

Mike Stearns, a former prime minister of the United States of Europe, now serving as a general for Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, is going to need all his military skills when he is sent to Saxony to restore order after rioting breaks out over the arrest of Gretchen, a member of a revolutionary group.

Tells of four women whose fates are bound to the palace and the politics of Versailles.

Examines the political and scientific developments of the Enlightenment period between 1600 and 1800, and contains primary documents that describe the slave trade, the Ottoman Empire, the scientific revolution, and more.

Discusses life at court and town and country life of seventeenth-century England from the reign of James I through the period following the Restoration.

Presents a biography of the Sun King who ruled France from 1651 until 1715.