Colonial Wars
Juvenile Bibliography

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[King Philip's War] [King William's War, 1689-1697] [Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713] [King George's War, 1744-1748] [French and Indian War, 1755-1763]

King Philip's War

Averill, Esther Holden. King Philip : The Indian Chief. Illustrated by Vera Belsky. REPRINT ed. Shoe String Press, 1993. Young Adult. Biography.
A sympathetic portrait of King Philip, the Wampanoag sachem, who mounted an uprising against the colonial settlers trying to take his people's land.

Cwiklik, Robert. King Philip. Edited by Nancy Furstinger. Silver Burdett Press, 1990. Ages 10 to 12. Biography.

Examines the life and fortunes of the Wampanoag Indian leader who led an uprising against the New England colonists during the seventeenth century. Review at Barnes & Noble

Jacobs, Paul Samuel. James Printer : A Novel of Rebellion. Econo-Clad Books, 2000. Grades 5 to 9. Fiction.

Although he has lived and worked as a printer's apprentice with the Green family in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for many years, James, a Nipmuck Indian, finds himself caught up in the events that lead to a horrible war (King Philip's War). Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Luhrmann, Winifred Bruce. Only Brave Tomorrows. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. Grades 5 to 10. Fiction.

In 1675 fifteen-year-old Faith comes from England to the colony of Massachusetts, where the Indian uprising known as King Philip's War threatens to destroy everything she holds dear. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Matchette, Katharine E. Libby's Choice. Tualatin, OR: DeKa Press, 1995. Fiction.

She expected hard work and loneliness, but 17-year-old Libby never dreamed the New World would hold such tragedy...or unexpected joy. This historical novel is complete with drama and adventure. Annotation at Builder Books

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King William's War

Carter, Alden R. Clashes in the Wilderness. With Bill Clipson. REPRINT ed. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 10 to 12. Nonfiction.
This book chronicles the history of the Colonial Wars, also called the French and Indian Wars which gave the British control of North America.

Maestro, Betty. Struggle for a Continent : The French and Indian Wars 1689-1763. Illustrated by Giulio Maestro. 1 ED. HarperCollins, 2000. Grades 3 to 6. Nonfiction.

Discusses the relations between the European colonists and the Native Americans, the disputes between settlers from France, England and Spain and the role these conflicts played in the history of North America.

Marrin, Albert. Struggle for a Continent : The French and Indian Wars, 1690-1760. 1st ed. Atheneum, 1987. Ages 9 to 12. Nonfiction.

Includes King William's War

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Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713

Carter, Alden R. The Colonial Wars : Clashes in the Wilderness. With Bill Clipson. REPRINT ed. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 10 to 12. Nonfiction.
This book chronicles the history of the Colonial Wars, also called the French and Indian Wars, which gave the British control of North America.

Cooney, Caroline B. Ransom of Mercy Carter. Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 2002. Young Adult. Fiction.

In 1704, in the English settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Mercy and her family and neighbors are captured by Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and forced to march through bitter cold to French Canada, where some adapt to new lives and some still hope to be ransomed. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Grote, Joann A. Danger in the Harbor. Barbour, 1998. Ages 8 to 12. Fiction.

When Queen Anne's War leaves Boston with major problems such as food shortages and riots, ten-year-old Beth and her family struggle to survive peacefully.

Marrin, Albert. Struggle for a Continent : The French and Indian Wars, 1690-1760. Atheneum, 1987. Ages 9 to 12. Nonfiction.

Includes information on King William's War (1689-1697) and Queen Anne's War (1702-1713)

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King George's War

Carter, Alden R. Colonial Wars : Clashes in the Wilderness. Maps by Bill Clipson. Watts, 1992; REPRINT ed. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 9 to 12. Nonfiction.
Chronicles the history of the Colonial Wars, that is the French and Indian Wars.

Gerson, Noel Bertram. The Fantastic Breed; Americans in King George's War. 1st ed. Doubleday, 1968. Nonfiction.

Examines the leadership and battle achievements of colonial Americans such as William Pepperrell, Samuel Waldo, William Vaughan, and Roger Warren in King George's War, that part of the Seven Years' War fought on the North American continent.

Maestro, Betsy. Struggle for a Continent : the French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763. Illustrated by Giulio Maestro. HarperCollins, 2000. Grades 3 to 6. Nonfiction.

Discusses the relations between the European colonists and the Native Americans, the disputes between settlers from France, England and Spain, and the role these conflicts played in the history of North America. Reviews at Barnes and Noble.

Marrin, Albert. Struggle for a Continent : The French and Indian Wars, 1690-1760. Atheneum, 1987. Ages 9 to 12. Nonfiction.

Includes information on King George's War.

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French and Indian War, 1755-1763

Bruchac, Joseph. The Winter People. Dial Books, 2002; Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2002. Junior and Senior High Students. Fiction.
As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenarki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Carter, Alden R. Colonial Wars : Clashes in the Wilderness. Maps by Bill Clipson. F. Watts, 1992. Nonfiction.

Chronicles the history of the Colonial Wars, also called the French and Indian Wars, which gave the British control of North America.

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Deerslayer. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Scibner, 1990. Fiction.

Follows the adventures of the brave and bold frontiersman, Natty Bumpo.

Cooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans, a Narrative of 1757. Illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Scribner, 1919; Atheneum, 2002. Fiction.

While guiding a small party of English settlers to the protection of a fort during the French and Indian War, Hawkeye, a frontier scout, and his two Indian friends, the remaining braves of the Mohican tribe, struggle against the evils of Uncas who desires a white maiden for his wife.

Edmonds, Walter D. The Matchlock Gun. Illustrated by Paul Lantz. Putnam, 1989; REPRINT ed. Putnam, 1998. Ages 9 to 11. 1942 Newbery Medal Winner. Fiction.

In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.

Farley, Karin Clafford. Duel in the Wilderness. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1995. Ages 12 up. Fiction.

Based on George Washington's own journal, the book tells the true story of his journey in 1753-1754 into the Ohio country.

Gauch, Patricia Lee. The Impossible Major Rogers. Drawings by Robert Andrew Parker, Putnam, 1977. Ages 8 to 10. Biography.

A biography of the man who gained fame as the leader of the bold "Rogers' Rangers" in the French and Indian War but whose later life was marred by a ruined reputation, imprisonment, and poverty.

Green, Carl R. The French and Indian War. Berkeley Heights, NJ: MyReportLinks.com Books, 2002; Enslow, 2002. Ages 12 up. Nonfiction.

Discusses the major battles, military tactics, and famous figures of this war rooted in European rivalries and fought in the Ohio Valley wilderness. Includes Internet links to related Web sites, source documents, and photographs.

Henty, G.A. With Wolfe in Canada. Edited by Nancy Faulkner. Walker, 1961; PrestonSpeed, 2000; Ages 12 up. . Fiction.

When James Walsham leaves England unexpectedly in 1755 and finds himself in America fighting in the French and Indian War, he discovers that he must still contend with the treachery of his old rival.

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier and Kevin Hillstrom. French and Indian War. Detroit, UXL, 2003. Nonfiction.

A comprehensive overview of the French and Indian War, including biographies and full or excerpted memoirs, speeches, and other source documents.

Keehn, Sally M. I Am Regina. Philomel, 1991; REPRINT ed. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2001. Young Adult Fiction.

In 1755, as the French and Indian War begins, ten-year-old Regina is kidnapped by Indians in western Pennsylvania, and she must struggle to hold onto memories of her earlier life as she grows up under the name of Tskinnak and starts to become Indian herself. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Maestro, Betsy. Struggle for a continent : the French and Indian Wars, 1689-1763. Illustrated by Giulio Maestro. 1st ed. HarperCollins, 2000. Grades 3 to 6. Nonfiction.

Discusses the relations between the European colonists and the Native Americans, the disputes between settlers from France, England, and Spain, and the role these conflicts played in the history of North America. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Marrin, Albert. Struggle for a Continent : The French and Indian Wars, 1690-1760 1st ed. Atheneum, 1987. Nonfiction.

An account of the savage conflict which rage on and off for seventy years as the French and the British struggled to control the continent of North America.

Minks, Benton and Louise Minks. The French and Indian War. Lucent Books, 1995; Gale Group, 1994. Ages 12 up. Nonfiction.

Ochoa, George. The fall of Quebec, and the French and Indian War. Silver Burdett, 1990. Nonfiction.

Describes the people, places, and events surrounding the French and Indian War. Reviews at Barnes & Noble

Moore, Ruth Nulton. The Christmas Surprise. Illustrated by Allan Eitzen. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1989; pa. ed. Herald Press, 1999. Young Adult Fiction.

In 1755, during the French and Indian War, Kate Stewart, nursing a burning hatred for the Indians who killed her parents and kidnapped her young brother, goes to live with the Moravian community in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is horrified by their calm disregard of a threatened Indian raid as they prepare for a special Christmas.

O'Meara, Walter. Guns at the Forks. Pittsburg: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1979, c1965. Nonfiction.

Recounts the events of the French and Indian War in the western Pennsylvania region and the roles played by Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt.

Quasha, Jennifer. Robert Rogers : Rogers' Rangers and the French and Indian War. 1st ed. New York: PowerPlus Press. 2002; Rosen, 2001. Ages 9 to 12. Nonfiction.

Reeder, Red. The French and Indian War. Maps by Edward J. Krasnoborski. 1st ed. Nashville: T. Nelson, 1972; Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1972. Nonfiction.

Recounts the events of the conflict that determined which European power would possess the North American continent.

Smolinski, Diane. Soldiers of the French and Indian War. Heinemann, 2002. Ages 9 to 11. Nonfiction.

Thornton, Jeremy. The French and Indian War. New York: PowerKids Press, 2003. Nonfiction.

A short history of the French and Indian War, focusing on its role in the development of the United States as a nation.

Williams, Barry. The Struggle for North America. McGraw-Hill, 1969, c1967. Nonfiction.

The history of the struggle between France and Britain for possession of North America in the French and Indian War. Also describes life in French and British colonies of that time.

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