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Text and accompanying photographs explore the daily life of children in nineteenth-century North American communities through stories and activities.

Discusses various customs and traditions of the early settlers such as bathing newborn babies in wine to make them strong and healthy.

Illustrations and easy-to-follow text profiles the establishment of the Dutch colonial settlements of New Netherland, and describes the early settler's interactions with the Native Americans, the establishment of New Amsterdam, William Keift, and other related topics.

Chronicles one year in the lives of the Robinson family. Illustrated historical notes enlarge on the social history and describe activities related to the stories, from churning butter to predicting the weather.

Traces the rise and fall of the fur trade in America since the early seventeenth century, and discusses its influence on westward expansion.

Traces the history of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years' War, and explores how the Treaty set in motion an unexpected series of consequences that changed the history of North America.

Chronicles the history of the European settlement of North American between 1492 and 1763 and includes information on key explorers, African slaves, and Native Americans who fought unsuccessfully to keep their land and way of life.

Presents a history of the period during which the Eastern seaboard was a frontier between colonizing Europeans and Native Americans.

The history of the North American fur trade beginning in the 15th century.