Triumph and disappointment: 1789-1793
Exploration and empire: 1497-1536
French, Spanish, and English failures: 1521-1590
Europeans colonize and contest northeastern America: early seventeenth century
Furs, French, and English exploration: 1635-1715
La Salle's adventures and wartime misery 1673-1715
Gaining knowledge and coming to blows: 1715-1783
Exploration at the turn of the century: 1783-1800.
Opening up North America, 1497-1800 by Caroline Cox. ISBN 9781604131963. Published by Chelsea House in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.