John de Verrazzano and the First Interactions with Natives of the Eastern United States

Verrazzano was an Italian explorer, who in 1524, set sail on behalf of France to try and find a seaway to the Far East.  He was set to look in between Florida and Newfoundland for a route.  While Verrazzano was the first documented European to set eyes on Manhattan, his interactions with the natives of the coastline are quite fascinating.  Nearly a full century before the first Thanksgiving, Verrazzano gives us a glimpse into a world absent of colonization.   Read more on John (Giovanni) de Verrazzano: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_da_Verrazzano Verrazano  Image courtesy of: Allegrini, Francesco (1729-17..). Graveur ;  Zocchi, Giuseppe (1711-1767). Peintre / Public domain  Verrazzano Map courtesy of: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immagine:Viaggioverrazzano.jpg  Francis I photo by Jean Clouet, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30275305  Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/