Representative Americans

This updated volume of Representative Americans highlights three generations of colonial Americans-men and women who founded, shaped, and coined traditions of this country. This is a glimpse into a time of empire and frontier, religion, and science. The breadth of this experience is represented in the book's three sections.

Norman K. Risjord

Chapter 1 Preface to the Second Edition Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 Pathmakers of Empire Chapter 4 Captain John Smith and Pocahontas: The Meeting of Cultures Chapter 5 William Bradford: Pilgrim Chapter 6 Anne Hutchinson: The Saint as Critic Chapter 7 Nathaniel Bacon: Empire and Frontier, the Clash of Cultures Chapter 8 William Penn: The Aristocrat as Democrat Part 9 Swords of Empire Chapter 10 Pierre Esprit Radisson: The Pathfinder Chapter 11 The Brothers LeMoyne: Maccabees of New France Chapter 12 Edward Teach: The Story of Blackbeard the Pirate Chapter 13 James Oglethorpe: Soldier Visionary Part 14 Bridges of Empire Chapter 15 Cotton Mather: The Mystic as Scientist Chapter 16 William Byrd II: Virginia Gentleman Chapter 17 Eliza Lucas Pickney: The West Indies Connection Chapter 18 James Logan: The American Enlightenment Chapter 19 Epilogue Chapter 20 Index