Columbus—Hero or Villain? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto,
History Today, May 1992.
Until a few years ago, Christopher Columbus was depicted in American History books as a hero with few blemishes. More recently he has been treated as a bloody villain. Both myths will continue to exist regardless of the facts, accordingly to Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, because “myths are versions of the past people believe in for irrational motives.”

From: ANNUAL EDITIONS, AMERICAN HISTORY, VOLUME 1, Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction, Fourteenth edition, Duskin/McGraw Hill, Guilford, CT, 1997.

Taking Possession and Reading Text: Establishing the Authority of Overseas Patricia Seed
William and Mary Quarterly No. 49, 1992.
E. . . Seed’s work has provoked considerable debate on the Conquest and nature of the European claims in the Americas.

From: Katz, Stanley N., ed. COLONIAL AMERICA, ESSAYS IN POLITICS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. McGraw Hill, Boston, 2001.

THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE ISLAND
Colonists in Bondage: Indentured Servants in America, Barbara Bigham
Early American Life, October, 1979
Indentured servitude preceded slavery s a means of providing labor for the colonies. Barbara Bigham discusses the similarities between the two institutions

From: ANNUAL EDITIONS, AMERICAN HISTORY, VOLUME 1, Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction, Fourteenth edition, Duskin/McGraw Hill, Guilford, CT, 1997.

Entertaining Satan, John Demos,
American Heritage, August/September 1978
The Salem witchcraft trails of 1692 have received the most attention because of the number of people accused. The trails were unusual, Demos points out. He analyzes a number of more commonplace trials within the context of prevailing beliefs as they changed over time.

From: ANNUAL EDITIONS, AMERICAN HISTORY, VOLUME 1, Pre-Colonial through Reconstruction, Fourteenth edition, Duskin/McGraw Hill, Guilford, CT, 1997.