Amelie von Zumbusch
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Featuring the most current scholarship, this book examines the lives and achievements of some of the most influential men and women in New York's early history. • Addresses key figures of the era, including Sybil Ludington, Red Jacket, and Asser Levy. • Biographical information is placed within the context New York history. • Primary and secondary sources provide readers the tools to gain a better understanding of these leaders' lives.
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Founded on recent historical investigations, this exciting volume delves into the journeys of the first intrepid travelers who sailed across the ocean to explore unknown lands. • Featured explorers include Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and Giovanni da Verrazzano. • Address which Native American peoples were encountered by early explorers. • Also included are valuable primary source documents and maps from this exciting...
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Backed by the latest scholarly research, this book chronicles the history of early New York, how it became a British colony, and what life was like in colonial New York. • Demonstrates how New York was a land of innovative, free-thinking individuals who took advantage of the natural resources around them • Addresses key events in colonial New York-including the founding of the British colony and the French and Indian War-as well as key figures,...
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Reflecting the latest scholarship, this book looks at the different groups of Native Americans who lived on the land that would one day become New York State. • Primary source documents, paintings, and artifacts guide readers in exploring the current understanding of the ways in which the Algonquian-speaking peoples and the Iroquois lived before the arrival of the first Europeans. • Examines the effect that contact between the Native American...