Richard of Jamestown: A Story of Jamestown Colony--a compelling and historically-accurate tale of ten-year-old Richard Mutton, who sailed with Captain John Smith on the Susan B Constant to help found Jamestown Colony in 1606.

Twelve-year-old Peter Hulbert is left an orphan in Leyden, Holland as the rest of the Pilgrim's sail for the New World. A merchant of the West India Company takes him to New Amsterdam as his servant. Here Peter's adventures begin in this historically accurate tale of life in Old New York. Also in the Colonial America Series by James Otis Richard of Jamestown Mary of Plymouth Ruth of Boston Steven of Philadelphia Calvert of Maryland

Join Ruth as she sails on the Arabella to the New World as part of the party that founds the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the Atlantic seaboard. Here she encounters Pequot Indians, famine, school in a new land and the everyday chores that make life possible. Through it all Ruth discovers what it means to live, learn and grow into a women in a sometimes hostile world. Also in the Colonial America Series by James Otis Richard of Jamestown Ruth of Boston Peter of New Amsterdam Stephen of Philadelphia Calvert of Maryland

It seems not only proper, but necessary, that I should explain how the material for this story was obtained, and why it happens that I can thus set down exactly what Noel Campbell thought and did, during certain times while he was serving the patriot cause in the Mohawk Valley as few other boys could have done. At some time in Noel's life - most likely after he was grown to be a man with children, and, perhaps, grandchildren of his own - he wrote many letters to relatives of his in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, wherein he told with considerable of detail that which he did during the War of the...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - It seems not only proper, but necessary, that I should explain how the material for this story was obtained, and why it happens that I can thus set down exactly what Noel Campbell thought and did, during certain times while he was serving the patriot cause in the Mohawk Valley as few other boys could have done. At some time in Noel's life - most likely after he was grown to be a man with children, and, perhaps, grandchildren of his...

The story of the Dutch colony at New Amsterdam, through the eyes of the young lad Peter. Relates its settlement by the West India Company under the leadership of Peter Minuit, their transactions with the Indians including the purchase of the island of Manhattan, their overthrow of the Swedish forts to the south, and their surrender to English forces in 1664. The portrait of the contrasting figures of Peter Minuit and Peter Stuyvesant enlivens the narrative. Numerous black and white illustrations complement the text. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

Follow the fortunes of orphan Richard Mutton as he travels to the New World with Captain John Smith and takes up residence with him in the new colony of Jamestown. See the struggles they go through to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table while the majority of their fellow colonists shirk the work of establishing the colony for the pursuit of gold. Observe how their relationships with the native Americans change over time and how, when they are just on the point of abandoning the colony, a new contingent of colonists arrives to bring fresh hope to the Jamestown settlement....

Calvert is thirteen when he sets forth for the New World with his father and several servants. King Charles has given the family a tract of land "westward from the settlements at Plymouth and Boston." The land Calvert inherits is full of surprises and amazing escapades.

James Otis is credited with the phrase oTaxation without representation is Tyrannyo. Otis was a strong opponent of the writs of assistance, which allowed the British to enter any colonist s home without cause. James Otis Kaler (1848-1912) wrote many books for young boys around the turn of the century. The Minute Boys of the Mohawk Valley is the story of the siege of Fort Stanwix and the battle of Oriskany, which was a turning point in the Revolutionary War in New York. The book is an exciting action packed story that will captivate boys and also impart a bit of American history."