Leonard Calvert and the Maryland Adventure

Download or read book Leonard Calvert and the Maryland Adventure written by Ann Jensen and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leonard Calvert was a quiet boy who grew up in England. When he was grown, Leonard went to Newfoundland with his father, George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, and fought French privateers. When his father died, Cecil became the second Lord Baltimore, and led the first colonists to settle in Maryland. Leonard was just twenty-seven-years old when he became Maryland's first governor. He faced fierce Indians, unfriendly Virginia fur traders, and plundering pirates who wanted to chase him out of Maryland and take the colony away from the Calverts. Middle grades-ages 10-13.