Books like The first voyage to Roanoke, 1584 by Arthur Barlowe

Raphael explains the central purpose of his "people's history" thusly: "By uncovering the stories of farmers, artisans, and laborers, we discern how plain folk helped create a revolution strong enough to evict the British Empire from the thirteen colonies. And by digging deeper still, we learn how people with no political standing -- women, Native Americans, African Americans -- altered the shape of a war conceived by others." After carefully reconstructing the histories of all these groups, he concludes: "The story of our nation's founding, told so often from the perspective of the 'founding fathers,' will never ring true unless it can take some account of the Massachusetts farmers who closed the courts, the poor men and boys who fought the battles, the women who followed the troops, the loyalists who viewed themselves as rebels, the pacifists who refused to sign oaths of allegiance, the Native Americans who struggled for their own independence, the southern slaves who fled to the British, the northern slaves who negotiated their freedom by joining the Continental Army". Raphael's account rings true: these people made the American Revolution. - Marcus Rediker, University of Pittsburgh.

A detailed biography of British explorer Captain James Cook, focusing on his youth, career, and famous expeditions around the world, inspired by his journals and myth-shattering achievements in exploration and adventure.

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.850 Lexile.; 850 Lexile.; 850L Lexile

A thrilling account of Christopher Columbus's final voyage to prove himself as a great explorer, historian, and hero, bringing to life a figure who fell from grace and faced the worst storms of history in pursuit of one last great adventure.

An English youth and an Indian girl are caught up in the events leading to the mysterious disappearance of the colony at Roanoke Island.