Books in Colonial Settlements in America series

Describes the discovery and exploration of northern California by the Spanish, and the expedition in 1775 that eventually founded Yerba Buena, known today as San Francisco.

Provides an illustrated history of the first permanent English colony in North America.

Founded by the Spanish admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, St Augustine remained in Spanish hands until the 1763 Treaty of Paris awarded Florida to Great Britain. This book explores the history of the longest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States.

Describes William Penn's family, early life, advocacy on behalf of his Quaker faith, acquisition the land that became Pennsylvania, and establishment of Philadelphia as its chief city, as well the city's later growth.

Describes the history of the colonial settlement of Williamsburg.

Presents a history of the Spanish colony, from the early explorations of lost Spaniards and Coronado's subsequent Rio Grande expedition to the colony's founding in 1609 and its continued importance today.

They were poor exiles, having lived in a foreign land for a dozen years. The members of the Leyden congregation of Separatists were ready to leave Holland and make a new place for themselves in the New World. This book presents the story of how this group of brave individuals made a new life for themselves in North America.

The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam was founded by the director-general of the colony of New Netherland, Peter Minuit. From Native American to Dutch to British and finally to international melting pot, this work chronicles the origins of the settlement destined to become one of the leading cities in the world.

Book by Mountjoy, Shane, McNeese, Tim