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A History of Us: Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740
A History of Us Making Thirteen Colonies 1600-1740 Author:Joy Hakim Master storyteller Joy Hakim has revised and expanded her pioneering history of the United States for this second edition - now in full color. This award-winning series begins during the last Ice Age with hunter-gatherers who head east to a new continent in search of game and fish. The tale continues with other voyagers who sail west over a broa... more »d ocean to the same abundant land. The books lead us through the stories of this New World, recounting the events that have define our past and will shape our future.
People are coming to America- all kinds of people. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon thirteen colonies are born, each with its own story. Meet Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join William Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac.« less