The Gateway to American History

"The Gateway to American History" is a captivating exploration of the early chapters of North American history, focusing on the era of discovery and the subsequent arrival of European settlers. The work serves as a pictorial and narrative bridge to the past, utilizing a rich collection of engravings and maps from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to illustrate the dramatic encounters between different cultures and the untamed wilderness.

The narrative traces the ambitious voyages of e...