We could perceive no sign of them : failed colonies in North America, 1526-1689 / David MacDonald and Raine Waters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, David, 1943- author.

Waters, Raine, author.

Contributor:

Charles D. Dickey, Jr., Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Colonization.

Indians of North America.

History.

Colonization.

North America--Colonization.

North America.

North America--History--16th century.

North America--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

xvi, 254 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, LLC, [2020]

Summary:

"The nations of the modern Americas began as successful colonies, but not all colonies succeeded, and the margin between colonies that survived and those that failed was small. In We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689, historians David MacDonald and Raine Waters tell the fascinating stories of the many attempts to establish a European foothold in the New World, from the first Spanish colony in 1526 on the coast of Georgia to the final disastrous French endeavors near the arctic. Using as many primary source texts as possible, the authors assimilate the shared experiences to better understand the very fine line between success and failure and the varieties of Native American responses."-- Publisher description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One The Spanish and French in the Southeast

1. The First Spanish Colony in North America: San Miguel de Gualdape (1526)

2. The First Pensacola: Santa Maria de Ochuse (1559-1561)

3. The French and Spanish Struggle in Florida: Charleston/San Mateo and Fort Caroline/Santa Elena (1562-1587)

4. Spanish Jesuits in Virginia: Ajacan Mission (1570-1572)

5. Spanish Mission Colonies of the Georgia Coast (1580s-1684)

6. La Salle's Accidental Colony in Spanish Texas (1685-1689)

pt. Two First French Attempts in Canada

7. Carrier and Roberval in Canada: Ste.-Croix, Charlesbourg-Royal, and France-Roy (1541-1543)

8. The Marquis de La Roche de Mesgouez's Colony: Sable Island (1598-1603)

9. The French Venture in Arcadia: Ste.-Croix, Port Royal, and St.-Sauveur (1604-1614)

pt. Three English. Endeavors

10. The English Arctic Endeavor: Meta Incognita (1576-1578)

11. The English in North Carolina: The First Roanoke Colony (1585-1586)

12. The English in North Carolina: The Second Roanoke Colony (1587-?)

13. The Sagadahoc or Popham Colony: Fort St. George (1607-1608).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles D. Dickey, Jr., Fund.

ISBN:

9781594163470

1594163472

OCLC:

1155072751

Publisher Number:

99986279485