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Explorers of the American east : mapping the world through primary documents /

"Focusing on ten key figures whose careers illuminate the history of the European exploration of North America, this book presents compelling first-person narratives that bring to life the challenges of historical scholarship in the academic classroom"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Chaves, Kelly K. (Autor), Walton, Oliver (Autor)
Otros Autores: Buckley, Jay H. (Contribuidor), Nokes, Jeffery D. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]
Colección:Mapping the world through primary documents.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • John Cabot's expeditions, 1497-1499
  • Jacques Cartier's expeditions, 1534-1536
  • Hernando de Soto's expeditions, 1539-1543
  • Sir Walter Ralegh's Roanoke expeditions, 1584-1590
  • Samuel de Champlain explores Acadia, New France, and Northern New England, 1603-1635
  • George Waymouth explores the Northwest Passage (1602) and New England (1605)
  • John Smith explores Virginia and New England and champions English Colonies, 1606-1631
  • Henry Hudson's expeditions to New Netherland (1609) and the Northwest Passage (1610)
  • John Lawson in the Carolinas, 1700-1711
  • Joseph Frederick Wallet des Barres and the Atlantic Neptune, 1763-1784.