| Edition |
First Harper Colophon edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 621 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
The New American nation series |
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Harper colophon books ; CN603
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New American nation series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-595) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- The Amerindian context -- The Norse threshold -- The Atlantic setting -- European technology, ideology and institutions: their impact on North America -- The Rediscovery of America, 1492-1510 -- The First Spanish expeditions to the Southeast, 1513-1526 -- The Disclosure of the Eastern coastline, 1523-1530 -- The Inland voyages -- Cartier and Roberval -- The French in Florida, 1562-1565 -- The Foundations of Spanish Florida, 1565-1574 -- The Florida settlements, 1574-1612 -- England's first Virginia, 1584-1590 -- Newfoundland as a focus for European activity, 1510-1590 -- The Search for a passage around North America -- The Emergence of New England and the Maritimes, 1580-1612 -- Newfoundland from fishing base to colony -- The Re-emergence of Virgina -- The Reopening and settlement of the St. Lawrence -- The Revival of Spanish interest in the West, 1580-1612 -- European exploitation of North America during the period of discovery and early settlement -- For the record -- A conclusion. |
| Subject |
North America -- Discovery and exploration.
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Discoveries in geography. (OCoLC)fst00894950
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North America. (OCoLC)fst01242475
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| ISBN |
0060906030 |
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9780060906030 |
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