Presents a chronologically-arranged reference to catastrophic events in American history, including natural disasters, economic depressions, riots, murders, and terrorist attacks.

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. In May of 1607, 104 men and boys came to what would one day be known as America. They were ill-suited for the task. Learn about the hardships they faced and how they (finally) adapted to their new surroundings to establish a foothold in the New World. This book includes: • The Virginia Company • Captain John Smith • Godspeed, Discovery, and Susan Constant • John Rolfe • James Fort • Christopher Newport • Lord De La Warr • The Starving Time • Pocahontas • Chief Powhatan • Historic Jamestowne today • and lots more! This book helps kids understand this momentous event and its impact on America's future. Reproducible activities make it fun for kids to learn about the historic people, places, and fact that are part of American History. A partial list of the Table of Contents include: A Timeline of Events The First Settlements Let's Live Right Here Master and Commander A Man with a Plan! This Land is Our Land! Daily Life as a Powhatan Welcome to James Fort! What Shall I Wear? The Dread of Disease How Does Tobacco Grow? And Much More!

In May 1607, three ships arrived at Jamestown bearing settlers who would establish the first enduring English colony in North America. Although it initially struggled to survive, the settlement eventually prospered and became the capital of Virginia. Jamestown is best known for its inhabitants John Smith and Pocahontas; however, it should also be remembered for its role in the establishment of the English language, Protestant faith, and representative government in America. The site of the 1607 James Fort and 17th-century city have been preserved through the efforts of Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service. A popular tourist destination since the 19th century, Historic Jamestowne has welcomed millions of visitors over the years, many of whom attended the 1907 Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition and the 1957 Jamestown Festival, which celebrated Jamestown's important legacy as America's birthplace.

If you are hunting for a Mayflower ancestor, you will find a great deal of pedigree material on the Mayflower planters and other early settlers in Plymouth and Cape Cod in this mammoth work. Based largely on the genealogy of Mayflower planter Stephen Hopkins, this work includes both his male and female lines through a number of generations. Since four of Hopkins' children intermarried with descendants of many of the "first comers" to Plymouth and Cape Cod, this work is brimming with Mayflower connections.

"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies."