From John Cabot to Henry Hudson : early European arrivals in northeastern and mid-Atlantic North America / James F. Hancock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hancock, James F., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples.

Indians of North America.

North America--Discovery and exploration--European--History.

North America.

North America--Colonization.

Europe--Colonies--America.

Europe.

Physical Description:

vi, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2025]

Summary:

"The history of how North Atlantic America was revealed to the Europeans in the 16th and early 17th centuries is largely forgotten. This book seeks to remedy that, describing the English, French and Dutch expeditions to North America before the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock. Drawing extensively on firsthand accounts of explorers, this history spans the precolonial period from John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland in 1497 to the founding of Jamestown in 1607. The French and English expeditions into the North Atlantic searching for cod, gold, and a route to China came first, followed by Jaques Cartier's and other French fur trading activities in the St. Lawrence River Valley, and then a series of French and English expeditions along the New England coast in pursuit of cod and furs. The pre-colonial period would end after Henry Hudson's exploits in New York Harbor and Hudson Bay. Central to the story of European discovery was their contacts with the dense populations of Indigenous people and the effect their presence had on tribal cultures. What generally began as friendly interactions almost always turned ugly as the Europeans pushed for land, and their diseases raced through the native people. This exhaustively researched book presents many such events from an understudied period of European exploration"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: North Atlantic America Before the Europeans Arrived

One. Newfoundland: The First European Touchpoint, 1497-1527

Two. Jacques Cartier's Voyages of Discovery: 1534-1542

Three. Fool's Gold: The Arctic Expeditions of Martin Frobisher, 1576-1578

Four. The Arctic Voyages of John Davis: 1585-1587

Five. English and French Expeditions to the North Atlantic: 1578-1621

Six. L'Acadie: The French Begin a Fur Trading Empire, 1588-1603

Seven. Pierre Dugua de Monts's Colonies at Saint Croix and Port Royal: 1603-1606

Eight. English Expeditions to New England: 1602-1605

Nine. Samuel de Champlain and the Founding of Québec: 1608-1635

Ten. The Virginia Companies and the First Two Attempts to Settle Maine: 1607-1608

Eleven. The Founding of Jamestown by the London Company: 1606-1608

Twelve. Jamestown Teeters but Survives: 1608-1622

Thirteen. John Smith's Chesapeake Voyages: 1608

Fourteen. The Enduring Dream of Ferdinando Gorges: 1611-1619

Fifteen. Henry Hudson and the Early Dutch Expeditions: 1609-1621

Epilogue: Northern Atlantic America in the Early Seventeenth Century

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476695778

1476695776

OCLC:

1443719849

Publisher Number:

90101847137