Making thirteen colonies
A history of US ;
History of US ;
Preface: our mixed-up civilization -- A sign in the sky -- Across the ocean -- The first Virginians -- English settlers come to stay-- John Smith -- The starving time -- A Lord, a hurricane, a wedding -- A share in America -- Jamestown makes it -- 1619--a big year -- Indians vs. colonists -- Massacre in Virginia, poverty in England. Feature: America: land of the free -- The Mayflower : saints and strangers -- Pilgrims, Indians, and Puritans -- Pilgrims, Puritans, and more Puritans. Feature: what's in a word -- Of towns and schools and sermons -- Roger Williams -- "Woman, hold your tongue" -- Statues on the common -- Of witches and dinosaurs -- Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine. Feature: land greed -- King Philip's War -- The Indians win this one -- What's a colony? -- Silvernails and big tub -- West to Jersey -- Cromwell and Charles -- William the Wise -- Ben Franklin -- Maryland's form of toleration -- Carry me back to Ole Virginny -- The good life -- Virginia's capital -- Pretend some more -- Carolina : riches, rice, slaves -- Royal colonies and a no-blood revolution -- A nasty triangle -- Feature: Africa: the unknown continent -- Four and nine make thirteen -- Over the mountains -- Westward Ho -- The end - and the beginning -- Chronology of events -- More books to read -- Picture credits -- Index -- A note from the author.
