From John Cabot to Henry Hudson : early European arrivals in northeastern and mid-Atlantic North America /
"The history of how North Atlantic America was revealed to the Europeans in the 16th and early 17th centuries is largely forgotten. This book seeks to remedy that, describing the English, French and Dutch expeditions to North America before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock. Drawing extensi...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2025]
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Table of Contents:
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- Preface
- Introduction: North Atlantic America Before the Europeans Arrived
- One. Newfoundland: The First European Touchpoint, 1497-1527
- Two. Jacques Cartier's Voyages of Discovery: 1534-1542
- Three. Fool's Gold: The Arctic Expeditions of Martin Frobisher, 1576-1578
- Four. The Arctic Voyages of John Davis: 1585-1587
- Five. English and French Expeditions to the North Atlantic: 1578-1621
- Six. L'Acadie: The French Begin a Fur Trading Empire, 1588-1603
- Seven. Pierre Dugua de Monts's Colonies at Saint Croix and Port Royal: 1603-1606
- Eight. English Expeditions to New England: 1602-1605
- Nine. Samuel de Champlain and the Founding of Québec: 1608-1635
- Ten. The Virginia Companies and the First Two Attempts to Settle Maine: 1607-1608
- Eleven. The Founding of Jamestown by the London Company: 1606-1608
- Twelve. Jamestown Teeters but Survives: 1608-1622
- Thirteen. John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages: 1608
- Fourteen. The Enduring Dream of Ferdinando Gorges: 1611-1619
- Fifteen. Henry Hudson and the Early Dutch Expeditions: 1609-1621
- Epilogue: Northern Atlantic America in the Early Seventeenth Century
- Bibliography
- Index.