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George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition. 260 0 Browse Search
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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 230 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition. 218 0 Browse Search
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, chapter 10 (search)
Book X: unsuccessful settlements in New England. (A. D. 1602-1607.) The narrative of Captain Gosnold's adventures is taken from John Brereton's Brief and True Relation of the Discovery of the North Part of Virginia: being a most pleasant, fru176-180. I.—Gosnold's fort at Cuttyhunk. [Gosnold was the first Englishman who attempted to found a colony in New England; and this account of his attempt is by his companion, John Brereton.] To the Honorable Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight Probably a boat obtained from some Basque vessel. The Basques, or Biscayans, were among the first to engage in the New England fisheries. with mast and sail, an iron grapple, and a kettle of copper, came boldly aboard us, one of them apparelled his was the end of that northern colony upon the River Sachadehoc. This was the first colony that spent a winter in New England,—thirteen years before the Plymouth Colony arrived. The winter was an unusually severe one; and, moreover, the chief
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, Book XI: Captain John Smith in Virginia (A. D. 1606-1631.) (search)
The first four of the following extracts are from Smith's Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles (edition of 1626), pp. 39-49. The next four are from the Historie of Tr110, II. The ninth is from the Generall Historie, p. 219. The tenth is from A Description of New England, by Captain John Smith, printed in the Massachusetts Historical Collections, 3d series, vol. Historie, pp. 121-123. The last two are from Advertisements for the Unexperienced Planters of New England or anywhere, by Captaine John Smith, sometimes Governour of Virginia, and Admirall of New EngNew England. London, 1631. Reprinted in Mass. Hist. Coll., 3d series, vol. III. pp. 7, 29, 30, 44. There is a memoir of Captain Smith, by G. S. Hillard, in Sparks's American Biography, vol. II. I.—he wars in Europe, Asia, and Africa, taught me how to subdue the wild savages in Virginia and New England in America . . . . Having been a slave to the Turks, prisoner amongst the most barbarous sava
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, Book XIV: the Pilgrims at Plymouth (A. D. 1620-1621.) (search)
n need of; for we brought neither beer nor water with us, and our victuals was only biscuit and Holland cheese, and a little bottle of aqua vita, so as we were sore athirst. About ten o'clock, we came into a deep valley, full of brush, wood-gaile, Probably sweet-gale, or wax-myrtle (Myrica gale). and long grass, through which we found little paths, or tracks; and there we saw a deer, and found springs of fresh water, of which we were heartily glad, and sat us down and drunk our first New England water with as much delight as ever we drunk drink in all our lives. When we had refreshed ourselves, we directed our course full south, that we might come to the shore, which within a short while after we did, and there made a fire, that they in the ship might see where we were, as we had direction; and so marched on towards this supposed river. And, as we went in another valley, we found a fine clear pond The pond near Highland Light. of fresh water, being about a musket-shot bro
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, chapter 15 (search)
us all desirous to see our new paradise of New England, whence we saw such forerunning signal igly. Iii.—Fire, air, earth, and water in New England. [as described by Francis Higginson, 1ill now begin our discourse on the shore of New England. And because the life and welfare of everydistant. Of the water of New England. New England hath water enough, both salt and fresh. Thheir coming was begun when we came first to New England in June, and so continued about three months which they have killed. Of the fire of New England. Thus you have heard of the earth, water, and air of New England. Now it may be you expect something to be said of the fire, proportionablhe rest of the elements. Indeed, I think New England may boast of this element more than of all r those that love good fires. And although New England have no tallow to make candles of, yet, by and grandchildren of the first planters of New England have better hearts and are more heavenly th[15 more...]
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, A book of American explorers, Index. (search)
Index. A. Agouhanna, 115. Air of New England, The, 350, 351. Alaniz, De, 90. Amadas, Captain, Philip, 177, 17igny, Admiral, De, 143. Colman, John, 284. Colonies in New England, unsuccessful, 201-228. Colonies, The lost, of Virginicles of the New Netherlands, 303-308. E. Earth of New England, The, 347. Earthly paradise, The, 26. Eirek, the Rerdinando, 190, 191. Ferdinando, Simon, 179. Fire of New England, The, 352. First encounter, The, of Pilgrims, 319. Fish in New England, 350. Florida visited, 73, 125, 141. Francis I. (of France), 60, 99, 103. Frederycke, Masterson River, 283, 290. Mississippi River, 131, 135, 138. New England, 11, 65, 204, 213, 225, 320, 333, 357. Virginia, 79, 18 Nantaquond, 258. Narvaez, Pamphilo de, 122, 127. New England's Discommodities, 353. New style (calendar), 290, 328 W. Wassenaer's Historie van Europa, 280. Water of New England, The, 349. Waymouth, Captain, George, Voyage of, 202,