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The exploring parties linked to foreign governments and religious pilgrims of various denominations and sects, established the first American colonies. Colonization of America, Volume II of PowerThink Publishing’s Original Source Series, shares the first hand accounts of those seeking opportunity, fortune, and freedoms from European monarchy and oppression. We witness their pioneering spirit, which ultimately attracted millions more to American shores in search a new way of life.

Their experience offered descedents and newcomers a guide to build upon as colonies and boundaries grew from naked wilderness inhabited by the native tribal populations, to small villages and outposts, then towns and cities inhabited a people we call “colonists.”

The unique personalities, which helped establish the American colonies, kept records and wrote correspondence, created arguments, and established governing bodies. These vital records show us how the colonies ultimately evolved into a nation of free men and women.

First set in stone by the original men and women who noted their colonial period experiences, we may now enjoy a frame of reference unsullied by speculation, revisionists, and historical commentary. We hope you may benefit from the original accounts as found in this volume of uniquely first American documents and letters.

Included Works:
The Founding of St. Augustine and the Massacre by Menendez by John A. Doyle
The Founding of St. Augustine by Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajalas
The Huguenots in Florida by Francis Parkman
Dominique de Gourgues by Francis Parkman
Drake in California by Drake's Nephew
A Description of Drake by Don Francisco de Zarate
Sir Walter Raleigh's Virginia Colonies by John A. Doyle
The First Voyage to Roanoke by Captains Amadas and Barlowe
The Colony at Roanoke by Ralph Lane
The Birth of Virginia Dare by John White
Gosnald's Discovery of Cape Cod by Bartholemew Gosnold
Gosnold's Settlement at Cuttyhunk by Gabriel Archer
First Charter of Virginia by King James I
The Settlement of Jamestown by Captain John Smith
The Founding of Quebec by Samuel de Champlain
Champlain's Battle with the Iroquois on Lake Champlain by Samuel Champlain
The Discovery of the Hudson River by Robert Juet
Hudson's Third Voyage by John De Laet
The First Representative Assembly by John Twine
Origin of Slavery in America by John A. Doyle
The Voyage of the Mayflower by William Bradford
How the Pilgrim Fathers Lived by Edward Winslow
Founding of New Amsterdam by Nicholas Jean de Wassenaer
The Beginnings of the Massachusetts Bay Colony by Governor Thomas Dudley
The Settlement of Massachusetts by Edward Johnson
The Founding of Connecticut by Alexander Johnston
Lord Baltimore's Plantation in Maryland by George and Leonard Calvert
The Pequot Massacre at Fort Mystic by John Mason
Roger Williams in Rhode Island by Nathaniel Morton
How the Bay Colony Differed from Plymouth by John G. Palfrey
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut by Unknown
The Body of Liberties by Nathaniel Ward
The Founding of Harvard College by Unknown
The Founding of New Sweden by Israel Acrelius
Arbitrary Government Described and the Government of the Massachusetts Vindicated from that Aspersion by John Winthrop
Witchcraft in New England by John G. Palfrey
The Instrument of Government by Cromwell and His Council of Officers
A Healing Question by Sir Henry Vane
The Persecution of the Quakers by James Cudworth
The Penalty for Not Going to Church by The County Court of Middlesex
John Locke and the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina by H. R. Fox Bourne
The English Conquest of New York by John R. Brodhead
Eliot's Brief Narrative by John Eliot
Marquette's Discovery of the Mississippi by James Marquette
The Outbreak of King Philip's War by William Hubbard
The Death of King Philip by Benjamin Church
Bacon's Rebellion by Unknown
The Death of Marquette by Claude Dablon
Discovery of Niagara Falls by Louis Hennepin
La Salle's Voyage to the Mouth of the Mississippi by Francis Parkman
Letter from Eliot to Hon. Robert Boyle by John Eliot
The Famous Charter Oak Affair by Alexander Johnston
Description of Pennsylvania by William Penn
Penn's Treaty with the Indians by William Penn
M. Robert Cavelier De La Salle by Father Louis Hennepin
Leisler's Rebellion by "A Gentleman of the City of New York"
Witchcraft in New England by Robert Calef
The Founding of William and Mary College by Unknown
The Settlement of Louisiana by Benard de la Harpe
The Colonization of Louisiana by Charles E. T. Gayarre
Phipps, The First of Our Self-Made Men by The Reverend Cotton Mather
Establishing the Colony of Georgia by General James Edward Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe in Georgia by Joel Chandler Harris

Bonus: Includes a FREE download of the book in electronic format for use with your computer or Mobile device.

Reviews:

“This is pure history, without all the filters of contemporary interpretation. These books will be a welcome addition to the library of anyone who wants to better understand where America as come from--and where we should be now.”
-Jay A. Parry, author, The Real George Washington

My Father W. Cleon Skousen, author of The Five Thousand Year Leap, would call this must-have collection of original source documents nothing short of pure gold of the rarest kind. This resource would have spared him decades of clawing through untold stacks and volumes of materials during his research and writing years. He would have treasured these books for that very purpose, and joins me in highly recommending these volumes to scholars and casual readers alike; anyone looking for accurate answers to difficult questions about America, freedom, and our era of unprecedented prosperity.
-Paul Skousen, author, speaker, CIA analyst, and Reagan White House intelligence officer