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As If an Enemy's Country
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 15.99In the dramatic few years when colonial Americans were galvanized to resist British rule, perhaps nothing did more to foment anti-British sentiment than the armed occupation of Boston. As If an Enemy's Country is Richard Archer's gripping narrative of those critical months between October 1, 1768 and the winter of 1770 when Boston was an occupied... more...
The French and Indian War
HarperCollins US 2007; US$ 12.99In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled. The war that followed would decide the fate of the entire North American continent—not just between Great Britain and France, but for... more...
The Shawnees and the War for America
Penguin Group US 2007; US$ 14.00With the courage and resilience embodied by their legendary leader Tecumseh, the Shawnees waged a war of territorial and cultural resistance for half a century. Noted historian Colin G. Calloway details the political and legal battles and the bloody fighting on both sides for possession of the Shawnees? land, while imbuing historical figures such as... more...
Seeking a Better Future
Dundurn 2012; US$ 35.00Seeking a Better Future is the first major study of emigration from England to Ontario and Quebec. Extensively documented with previously unpublished passenger lists and details of more than 2,000 ship crossings, the book provides insights on how, why, and when Ontario and Quebec acquired their English settlers. more...
Turning Points, Actual and Alternate Histories - Colonial America from Settlement to the Revolution
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... more...
The French and Indian War
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 70.00The French and Indian War was but the American front of a much larger war taking place in Europe, the outcome of which had significant consequences for both North America and the world. As the frontier sideshow of the Seven Years' War, being fought between the powerful English and French empires in the 1760s, the French and Indian War brought northern... more...
The Language of Liberty 16601832
Cambridge University Press 1993; US$ 38.00An important revisionary study which creates a new framework for Anglo-American relations before, during and after the War of Independence. more...
Conquered into Liberty
Free Press 2011; US$ 17.00Americans often think of the Civil War as the conflict that consolidated the United States, including its military values and practices. But there was another, earlier, and more protracted struggle between North and South, beginning in the 1600s and lasting for more than two centuries, that shaped American geopolitics and military culture. Here, Eliot... more...
The Boisterous Sea of Liberty
Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 29.99Acknowledgments. 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... more...
America's Hidden History
HarperCollins 2008; US$ 21.99Kenneth 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... more...









