Synopsis
Traces the competition among the American Indians, French, English, Spanish, and Dutch for land, furs, timber, and other resources of North America.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-03-01 | | Illustrator: | Giulio Maestro |
| Size | | Length: | 48 pages | | Height: | 11.5 in | | Width: | 10.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Publisher's Note
Within 60 years of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth in 1620, America's first cities were thriving seaports, public education had begun, books were printed, coins minted, and the postal service was launched. "The New Americans" tells the exciting story of the origins of our rich multicultural heritage. Full color.
Industry Reviews
Gr 2-5 An excellent, evenhanded account of European immigration to North America during Colonial times. In clear language, the Maestros explain this often confusing part of American history. They take readers from the French explorers of the early 1600s, to the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620, to 1689, when the European population here numbered over 200,000. With beautifully rendered full-color illustrations that are well labeled, this book will leave students with a glimpse of how greedy some settlers were, how religious intolerance played an important role in establishing certain settlements, how hostilities were bound to grow between Europeans and natives, and how the struggle for this continent had only just begun. An "Additional Information" page includes historical tidbits (such as information on the first woman lawyer in the colonies and the founding of Harvard College) and is followed by a fact sheet on "Exploration and Explorers: 1634-1685." This is a fine work that will be well used and create a lot of interest. Other titles to be used in conjunction with it include Sarah Howarth's Colonial People and Colonial Places (both Millbrook, 1994) and Lucille Recht Penner's The Pilgrims at Plymouth (Random, 1996). Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI
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