First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Taylor & Francis Ltd .

Jared Diamond is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel. He is Professor of Geography at UCLA and has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. Rebecca Stefoff is the author of numerous books for young readers on subjects including animals, exploration, famous people, geography, history, science and inventions.

This book has the following chapters: Chapter One: From Camps to Communities; Fishing Camps; First Communities; Pilgrims, Puritans, and Native Americans; Features:; The First Town Plan in the English Colonies; Life and Death Among the Indians (journal); Chapter Two: The Rise of Cities in the British Colonies; Choosing a Site; Jamestown; Charles Town; Boston; Newport; New York; Philadelphia; Features:; A Storm Strikes Charles Town (newspaper); New York: A Stylish City (journal); Chapter Three: Towns and Villages; Smaller Cities and Towns; Villages and Rural Communities; Features:; A Plea to Tourists (journal); Chapter Four: Spanish and French Colonial Cities and Towns; Civic Life in the Spanish Borderlands; Building Communities in New France; Features:; The King's Daughters; Chapter Five: Urban Life in Early America; Economic Life; Social and Cultural Life; Political Life.