Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents
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Chaves, Kelly and Walton, Oliver. Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents. ABC-CLIO, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440839313.
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Focusing on ten key figures whose careers illuminate the history of the European exploration of North America, this book presents compelling first-person narratives that bring to life the challenges of historical scholarship in the academic classroom.
• Helps to develop readers' critical thinking abilities by presenting them with a range of historical voices and historical problems relating to key episodes in the European exploration of America• Provides insights into the explorers' encounters with North America and its native inhabitants, placing them into the contexts of the political cultures and structures of the European nations and indigenous North American societies
• Contains some 100 primary source documents that include ledgers, travel accounts, autobiographies, official reports, memoirs, logbooks, patents, letters, articles of agreement, and corporate minutes
• Brings a rich analytical approach to a wide range of primary sources that illustrate the careers of 10 explorers through the combined expertise of an American colonialist historian and a British maritime historian
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Explorers of the American East: Mapping the World through Primary Documents
Author(s): Chaves, Kelly; Walton, Oliver;Contributors: Chaves, Kelly; Walton, Oliver;Abstract:Focusing on ten key figures whose careers illuminate the history of the European exploration of North America, this book presents compelling first-person narratives that bring to life the challenges of historical scholarship in the academic classroom.
• Helps to develop readers' critical thinking abilities by presenting them with a range of historical voices and historical problems relating to key episodes in the European exploration of America• Provides insights into the explorers' encounters with North America and its native inhabitants, placing them into the contexts of the political cultures and structures of the European nations and indigenous North American societies
• Contains some 100 primary source documents that include ledgers, travel accounts, autobiographies, official reports, memoirs, logbooks, patents, letters, articles of agreement, and corporate minutes
• Brings a rich analytical approach to a wide range of primary sources that illustrate the careers of 10 explorers through the combined expertise of an American colonialist historian and a British maritime historian
SortTitle: explorers of the american east: mapping the world through primary documentsAuthor Info:Kelly K. ChavesauthorOliver C. WaltonauthoreISBN-13: 9781440839313Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440839313.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440839306Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 372Publication Date: 20181231Series: Mapping the World through Primary Documents- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Series page ii3
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface ix10
- Acknowledgments xi12
- Introduction The Significance of Exploration xiii14
- Chronology xxvii28
- CHAPTER 1 John Cabot’s Expeditions, 1497–1499 138
- John Cabot (ca. 1450–ca. 1498) 138
- 1. King Henry VII of England Grants John Cabot a Letters Patent to Explore 542
- 2. Initial Reports of John Cabot’s Discovery of Land to the West 744
- 3. Raimondo di Soncino Reports on Cabot’s Discoveries in Detail to His Master, the Duke of Milan, December 18, 1497 1047
- 4. Soncino Reports of John Cabot’s Plans for His 1498 Voyage, December 18, 1497 1249
- 5. Grant for and Petition to Pay John Cabot’s Pension 1451
- 6. Second Letters Patent to John Cabot, February 3, 1498 1653
- 7. Spanish Reactions 1855
- 8. Bristol Custom Rolls 2057
- 9. Sebastian Cabot’s Account of His Father and His Subsequent Voyages 2461
- 10. Uses and Abuses of Cabot’s Legacy, September 11, 1718 2764
- CHAPTER 2 Jacques Cartier’s Expeditions, 1534–1536 3370
- Jacques Cartier (ca. June–December 1491–September 1, 1557) 3370
- 11. Island of Birds, May 1534 3875
- 12. The Geography of Newfoundland, June 1534 4077
- 13. Trade with Beothuk People, July 1534 4279
- 14. The Mi’kmaq, July 1534 4380
- 15. Discovery of the St. Lawrence River, August–September 1535 4683
- 16. Beluga Whales and Other Marine Life, August 1535 4784
- 17. Lord of Canada, September 1535 4986
- 18. Hochelaga, October 1535 5188
- 19. St. Lawrence Iroquoian Culture in Stadacona, October 1535 5390
- 20. Sassafras, March 1536 5592
- CHAPTER 3 Hernando de Soto’s Expedition, 1539–1543 6198
- Hernando de Soto (ca. 1500–May 21, 1542) 6198
- 21. An Official Report on de Soto’s Preparations in Cuba 65102
- 22. De Soto Reports from Florida 68105
- 23. Garcilaso de la Vega: The Battle of Vitachuco (or Napituca) 70107
- 24. Encountering the Mississippian Culture of the Southern Appalachian Region 72109
- 25. The Wealth of Cofitachequi 75112
- 26. Encountering the Peoples of the Tennessee Valley 77114
- 27. Different Perspectives on the Spanish Capture of Slaves 79116
- 28. The Battle of Mabila 81118
- 29. Elvas: The Aftermath of the Battle at Mabila 84121
- 30. Ranjel: Chicasa and Onward 86123
- CHAPTER 4 Sir Walter Ralegh’s Roanoke Expeditions, 1584–1590 91128
- Sir Walter Ralegh (1552/1554–October 29, 1618) 91128
- 31. Ralegh’s Letters Patent for Exploring and Founding a Colony 95132
- 32. Arthur Barlowe: Landfall in Virginia and First Contact 98135
- 33. Arthur Barlowe: Exploring and Meeting the Secotan 100137
- 34. Account from the Tiger: The Voyage to Plant the Colony 102139
- 35. Ralph Lane: Exploration from Roanoke 105142
- 36. Ralph Lane: Relations with Native Tribes 107144
- 37. Thomas Hariot: Commodities and Crops 109146
- 38. Thomas Hariot: Description of the Native Peoples Near Roanoke 111148
- 39. John White: Founding the Second Colony at Roanoke 113150
- 40. John White: The Relief Voyage of 1590 116153
- CHAPTER 5 Samuel de Champlain Explores Acadia, New France, and Northern New England, 1603–1635 121158
- Samuel de Champlain (August 1574–December 25, 1635) 121158
- 41. Dedication to the Queen Regent 126163
- 42. Champlain’s View of Colonial History 128165
- 43. Funding the Colony 130167
- 44. Describing Indigenous Life in Acadia 133170
- 45. The Ordre de Bon Temps 135172
- 46. Founding of Quebec 137174
- 47. Preparing for the First Battle with the Iroquois 140177
- 48. The First Battle with the Iroquois 144181
- 49. Champlain’s Moral View of His Indigenous Allies 146183
- 50. Religious Conversion Practices in New France 148185
- CHAPTER 6 George Waymouth Explores the Northwest Passage, 1602, and New England, 1605 153190
- George Waymouth (ca. 1573–ca. 1612) 153190
- 51. The East India Company Determines to Search for the Northwest Passage, November 1601 157194
- 52. Conditions and Protests in the American Arctic, July 1602 160197
- 53. Waymouth Discovers a Route West and Turns Back, July 1602 162199
- 54. Committee of the East India Company Reviews the Expedition, October 1602 164201
- 55. Establishing a Base for Exploration Off the New England Coast, May 1605 166203
- 56. Meeting the Almouchiquois, June 1605 169206
- 57. Observing Almouchiquois Society, June 1605 171208
- 58. Trade and Betrayal, June 1605 174211
- 59. The Virtues of North Virginia, June 1605 176213
- 60. Cataloging the New World, 1605 178215
- CHAPTER 7 John Smith Explores Virginia and New England and Champions English Colonies, 1606–1631 185222
- John Smith (1580–1631) 185222
- 61. First Charter of Virginia, 1606 189226
- 62. Description of Virginia, 1608 191228
- 63. The Capture of the Captain 193230
- 64. Edward Maria Wingfield: John Smith’s Capture 195232
- 65. The Question of Pocahontas 197234
- 66. A Description of Virginia, 1624 201238
- 67. A Description of New England, 1614 202239
- 68. The Description of New England, 1621 Revision 204241
- 69. Smith Reminisces on His Career 207244
- 70. Smith’s Justification for English Colonialism 209246
- CHAPTER 8 Henry Hudson’s Expeditions to New Netherland, 1609, and the Northwest Passage, 1610 215252
- Henry Hudson (1565–1611) 215252
- 71. Robert Juet: Hudson’s Third Voyage Reaches Maine, July 1609 219256
- 72. Robert Juet: Exploring Lower New York Bay 222259
- 73. Robert Juet: Exploring the Hudson River 224261
- 74. Van Meteren’s Historie der Nederlanden (1614): Hudson’s View of the Expedition 226263
- 75. Johannes de Laet’s Nieuwe Werelt (1625): Hudson’s View of the New World 228265
- 76. An Abstract of Hudson’s Logbook: Navigating the Hudson Strait 230267
- 77. Abacuk Prickett’s Discourse: Navigating the Hudson Strait 232269
- 78. Abacuk Prickett’s Discourse: Winter in Hudson Bay 234271
- 79. Abacuk Prickett’s Discourse: The Mutiny 237274
- 80. Samuel Purchas: A Note by Thomas Wydowse, and Addendum by Purchas 240277
- CHAPTER 9 John Lawson in the Carolinas, 1700–1711 245282
- John Lawson (December 27, 1674–September 16, 1711) 245282
- 81. A Feast with the Waxsaw Nation 250287
- 82. Sapona Town: A “Delicious Country” 252289
- 83. Hatteras Inlet and the Outer Banks 253290
- 84. Cape Fear River 255292
- 85. The Present State of Carolina 257294
- 86. The Carolina Climate 259296
- 87. Of the Vegetables of Carolina: The Red Cedar and Cypress 260297
- 88. The Beasts of Carolina 262299
- 89. The Alligator 264301
- 90. Native American Sociality 266303
- CHAPTER 10 Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres and the Atlantic Neptune, 1763–1784 271308
- Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (1721–1824) 271308
- 91. Spry Persuades the Admiralty of the Idea of a Survey of Nova Scotia, 1762–1763 275312
- 92. The Survey Commences: Commodore Colvill’s Journal, May–June 1764 278315
- 93. Survey Techniques: Letter from Des Barres to Colvill, May 27, 1765 280317
- 94. The Isle of Sable: Letter by Des Barres to Lord Colvill, July 23, 1766 283320
- 95. Practical Challenges: Commodore Hood Reports to the Secretary of the Admiralty, September 5, 1767 286323
- 96. Knowledge and Resources: Des Barres Writes to the Secretary of the Admiralty, November 13, 1769 288325
- 97. Soundings Offshore: Extract from Knight’s Log of the Diligent, July 11–14, 1770 290327
- 98. Cross-Fertilization with Holland’s General Survey: Des Barres to Hood, August 13, 1770 295332
- 99. Fears for the Last Phase of the Survey: Des Barres to Hood, August 13, 1770 298335
- 100. The Atlantic Neptune: Chart of Egmont Harbor 301338
- General Bibliography 305342
- Index 309346
- About the Authors 329366