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Colonies and Revolutionby David C. King
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 22.95Find out what life was like in colonial America from the people who lived it! This first book in the American Heritage American Voices series will give you a rare glimpse into the day-to-day experiences of early Americans. You'll learn from fourteen-year-old George Washington about his Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour (such as "Do not laugh too much or too loud in public."); you'll read the testimony of an accused witch from the Salem witch trials; and you'll hear about the terrible conditions African slaves suffered when they were brought to America, from one of the slaves who survived. You'll also find out about what led up to the Boston Tea Party, what happened to the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the daring mission... more...
A Companion to Colonial Americaby Daniel Vickers
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 209.95A Companion to Colonial America consists of twenty-three original essays by expert historians on the key issues and topics in American colonial history. Each essay surveys the scholarship and prevailing interpretations in these key areas, discussing the differing arguments and assessing their merits. Coverage includes politics, religion, migration, gender, ecology, and many others. more...
The British Atlantic Empire Before the American Revolutionby Glyndwr Williams
Frank Cass 1980; US$ 168.00The Birth of Americaby William R. Polk
HarperCollins 2006; US$ 10.99An incisive study of pre-colonial and colonial America ranges from pre-Columbian times to the Revolution and the inevitable break with Britain, and examines the important events, personalities, movements, influences, and forces of this critical period in American history. 25,000 first printing. more...
American Coloniesby Alan Taylor
Penguin Group Inc. 2002; US$ 14.99With this volume, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America. Transcending the usual Anglocentric version of our colonial past, he recovers the importance of Native American tribes, African slaves, and the rival empires of France, Spain, the Netherlands, and even Russia in the colonization of North America. Moving beyond the Atlantic seaboard to examine the entire continent, American Colonies reveals a pivotal period in the global interaction of peoples, cultures, plants, animals, and microbes. In a vivid narrative, Taylor draws upon cutting-edge scholarship to create a timely picture of the colonial world characterized by an interplay of freedom and slavery, opportunity... more...
Turning Points, Actual and Alternate Histories - Colonial America from Settlement to the Revolutionby Rodney P. Carlisle; J. Geoffrey Golson
ABC-CLIO 2006; US$ 85.00This work is a thought-provoking look at the original 13 colonies, presenting the facts and engaging the reader by using alternate history?what if key events had turned out differently??to help develop critical thinking skills. What would American history look like if Sweden had been more successful with its original colony in Delaware? How close did the United States come to being a French-speaking nation? These questions and more are answered in this history of colonial America, both as it was, and as it might have been. more...
Colonial Americaby Mary K. Geiter
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2002; US$ 125.00This volume deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the 13 which became the USA. more...
America's Hidden Historyby Kenneth C. Davis
HarperCollins 2008; US$ 10.99Kenneth C. Davis, author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Don't Know Much About History , presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that shaped the nation's destiny and character. Davis's dramatic narratives set the record straight, busting myths and bringing to light little-known but fascinating facts from a time when the nation's fate hung in the balance. Spanning a period from the Spanish arrival in America to George Washington's inauguration in 1789, America's Hidden History details these episodes, among others:.:.; The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists.; The coming-of-age story of... more...
British Colonial America: People and Perspectivesby John A. Grigg
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 85.00This insightful set of essays reveals the day-to-day lives of the British colonists who laid the foundation for what became the United States. more...
The Boisterous Sea of Libertyby David Brion Davis; Steven Mintz
Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 22.00Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART 1. FIRST ENCOUNTERS. The Meaning of America. Utilizing the Native Labor Force. New World Fantasies. Labor Needs. The Black Legend. A Critique of the Slave Trade. PART 2. EUROPEAN COLONIZATION NORTH OF MEXICO. Justifications for English Involvement in the New World. A Rationale for New World Colonization. England's First Enduring North American Settlement. Life in Early Virginia. Race War in Virginia. Indentured Servitude. The Shift to Slavery. Regional Contrasts. The Pilgrims Arrive in Plymouth. Reasons for Puritan Immigration. The Idea of the Covenant. Servitude in New England. Mounting Conflict with Native Americans. Native Americans as Active Agents. Puritan Economics. King Philip's War. Struggles... more...









