books about: colonists     books:     Colonists      You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start (You Wouldn't Want to...) Jacqueline Morley, David Salariya Childrens Press, 2004 5 stars from gobbysreviews Got Reluctant Readers? Or 4-8 year-olds? _You Wouldn't Want to be an American Colonist : A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start_ should get the Younger Generation Hooked-on-History as it recounts the history of the first English colony, Jamestown, in North America. ...             The Remarkable & Very True Story of Lucy & Snowcap H. M. Bouwman Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb, 2008 A 'remarkable' and engaging story more than just simply fun to read (which it is!) To any nine - thirteen year old girl, "Lucy and Snowcap" is one of those 'must have' books. In fact, (mother to two girls in that age range), I have enjoyed it immensely myself. The younger of my two daughters can get overwhelmed by large books but was never frustrated ...             Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850 Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 original sources from the Spanish colonies To an English speaking reader, this book offers translated excerpts of original source documents from Latin America, during the years 1550 to 1850. You can see the interactions (some would call it suppressions and oppressions) of the Spaniard rulers with the native ...             Seeds of Discontent: The Deep Roots of the American Revolution, 1650-1750 J. Revell Carr Walker & Company, 2008 Americans are patient, but . . . . This book is marvelous. As a Canadian, raised in a "loyalist" province settled by Tories who were driven out of the United States after the War of Independence, it's always been a puzzle why rational people would rebel against the King. This book gave me a much ...             Almost America: From the Colonists to Clinton: a "What If" History of the U.S. Steve Tally Harper Paperbacks, 2000 Good despite a few factual errors Some of these are really thought-provoking and well thought out. I especially enjoyed the one concerning Teddy Roosevelt following through with his plan to ban college football unless they did something to curb the extreme violence (23 young men died in the 1905 ...             Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Coloncial And Medieval Families (Royal Ancestry) (Royal Ancestry) Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Publishing Company, 2005 This growing series will keep me busy for a long time! In 2004, Richardson, a highly regarded specialist in royal and peerage genealogy with numerous published articles to his credit, brought out the first volume in a planned series -- _Plantagenet Ancestry,_ which tracked the descents of some 190 immigrants to the North ...             Changes in the Land, Revised Edition: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England William Cronon Hill and Wang, 2003 A seminal work William Cronon's book was a seminal effort in 1983 that established a new way of thinking about history. It has stood the test of time. The book describes the modes and manner of the ecological impacts that English settlers had on the New England landscape in the ...             The Native Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent (Early American Studies) Kathleen DuVal University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007 Cutting edge research and very new ideas Kathleen DuVal presents an excellent and exciting new thesis to the historiography of Native Americans in her book The Native Ground. While many argue that the Indians were simply rolled over by European powers or quickly crushed and assimilated by the US Army DuVal ...             Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families (Royal Ancestry) (Royal Ancestry) Douglas Richardson; Kimball G. Everingham Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004 Most authoritative secondary work I've seen . . . Even though I do not, to my knowledge, have a single drop of royal blood in my veins, I have a longstanding interest in peerage genealogy -- if only because the earliest surviving records concern the lineages of European society's movers and shakers, not the yeoman ...             The Company K. J. Parker Orbit, 2008 dark gripping military fantasy The war ended seven years ago. Many soldiers left the military to return to civilian life. This includes four friends who never see one another anymore as that reminds them of comrades who died when the Confederation needed them; now stoic over being alive but ...             The Thanksgiving Story Alice Dalgliesh Aladdin, 1985 The Thanksgiving Story Wonderful easy to read chapter book dealing with everything from the Mayflower and Speedwell to Squanto in a very realistic, historical manner. As a first grade teacher, I have found this book to be both interesting for young readers as well as informative. It ...             The Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Books) James Daugherty Random House Books for Young Readers, 1981 Landmark Books are always a good choice for history... We used this book as part of our Beautiful Feet Early American History study. I have always appreciated Landmark Books for augmenting our history studies at home. The text is clear, readable and interesting. The facts are simply presented along with the story, ...             The Colonists (American Family Portraits #2) Jack Cavanaugh RiverOak Publishing, 2005 Fantastic Like the first book in the series, I found The Colonists an excellent reading experience. Although captivatingly suspenseful for a book set in this time period, it was meticulously consistent with historical events and reality. One thing that continues to impress me ...             Ancestral Roots Of Certain American Colonists Who Came To America Before 1700: Lineages from Alfred the ... Frederick Lewis Weis, Kaleen E. Beall, ... Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004 Superbly referenced absolute classic research Just cut to the chase. This book is in its 8th edition due to the devotion of Weis and his colleagues who carry on his life work. Do NOT spend hundreds of dollars buying research that the geneologist gathers from free online sources. FIRST, if you have ancestors ...             Manchurian Legacy: Memoirs Of A Japanese Colonist Kazuko Kuramoto Michigan State University Press, 2004 Popular Memoir Manchurian Legacy is the book,I wished that I could have read when I was in the sixth grade.Readers of that age group could easily identify with the character of Kazuko as a young woman. It is rare to find a book that can appeal to both young and old readers. 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