The Thanksgiving myth -- The whole story -- For prayer or for profit? -- A clash of cultures -- The problem with Pocahontas -- The pilgrims arrive -- Rights and force -- Salem witch trials -- This land was our land -- Setting the stage for slavery -- From servant to slave -- A revolution approaches -- Siding with the enemy -- The original colonies in a new light.
Summary:
"This book explains the establishment of the thirteen colonies not just through the eyes of the colonists, but of Native Americans, African slaves, and the British Empire as well. Readers will learn that religious freedom wasn't the only reason colonists flocked to the New World."-- Publisher's website.
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