This journal follows the journey of Jasper Danckaerts and Peter Sluyter as they travel from their home in Ireland to the Americas in 1679 and their exploration of the American colonies. Through their diary entries, readers will experience their encounters with Native American tribes, their exploration of the natural world around them, and their interactions with colonizers. This book provides a unique perspective of early European exploration of the American continent. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.