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History is written by the victors. But do the victors in America's forgotten debate really have it right? Do they even think about whether it is America's destiny to be both a nanny state and garris……続きを見る

Indigenous Prosperity and American Conquest recovers the agrarian village world Indian women created in the lush lands of the Ohio Valley. Algonquian-speaking Indians living in a crescent of towns a……続きを見る

An illuminating study of America’s agricultural society during the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Founding eras In the eighteenth century, three†‘quarters of Americans made their living from farms. Th……続きを見る

The former French colony of Acadiaーpermanently renamed Nova Scotia by the British when they began an ambitious occupation of the territory in 1710ーwitnessed one of the bitterest struggles in the B……続きを見る

The Journal of Major John André is the journal of the famous British spy who was caught attempting to assist Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War. 続きを見る

"Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims" is a collection of epigrams and sayings edited and put together by the early American Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania William P……続きを見る

Record of the Military Service of Colonel Benjamin Goldthwaite a Provincial Soldier is the memoirs of an American soldier in the 18th century, an ancestor of U.S. Cavalry Officer Robert Goldthwaite ……続きを見る

A sprawling novel focuses on the burgeoning revolution in 19th-century Texas. …a substantial piece of thoughtful historical fiction. ーKirkus Reviews ________________________ In the Texas Revolution……続きを見る

Journals of Robert Rogers of the Rangers is the firsthand accounts of American frontiersman Robert Rogers. He led the "Rogers' Rangers" during the French and Indian War. 続きを見る

History, as it happened, on both sides of the turbulent rapids at the Sault, dividing a settlement into two countries. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and southern Lake Superior, historical chara……続きを見る

Of Plymouth Plantation was written by William Bradford, leaders of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Written between 1630 and 1651, it is an oft cited first person account of Pilgrim life in the……続きを見る

Cameron Strang takes American scientific thought and discoveries away from the learned societies, museums, and teaching halls of the Northeast and puts the production of knowledge about the natural ……続きを見る

Mary Rowlandson was a colonial American who was famously captured by Native Americans during King Philip's War in 1676. Rowlandson was held for nearly three months before being ransomed. In 1682, Ro……続きを見る

This innovative book looks beyond the traditional history of European expansionーwhich highlights European conquests, empire building, and hegemonyーin order to explore the more human and realistic ……続きを見る

Indians, too, could play the land game for both personal and political benefit According to his kin, John Wompas was “no sachem,” although he claimed that status to achieve his economic and politica……続きを見る

This is a comprehensive history that looks at some of the most important political figures during the reign of the Tudors in England, from Henry VII to Elizabeth I Although the last Tudor ruler died……続きを見る

This is a concise guide that provides descriptions of some of Boston’s most important tourist sites. 続きを見る

This is a a collection of anecdotes about some of the most important events in American history, written by the renowned Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt. The stories cover everything from t……続きを見る

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation. Miles Standish is a biography of the famous pilgrim. 続きを見る

From early slave rebels to radical reformers of the Civil War era and beyond, the struggle to end slavery was a diverse, dynamic, and ramifying social movement. In this succinct narrative, Richard S……続きを見る

The lost colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, was England's first experiment in civilian empire building and the first attempt at peaceful co-existence between Native Americans and the English.……続きを見る

A Word Portrait of an American Founder. America has had few political thinkers who have rivalled James Madison. The son of a wealthy planter, Madison was an unhealthy child and was beset by physical……続きを見る

Hadley, located on the Connecticut River at the far western frontier of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was settled from the colony of Connecticut to the south, and early Hadley’s social and economic ……続きを見る

This brief, up-to-date examination of American colonial history draws connections between the colonial period and American life today by including formerly neglected areas of social and cultural his……続きを見る

In this succinct dual biography, Laura Chmielewski demonstrates how the lives of two French explorers – Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Jolliet, a fur trapper – reveal the diverse ……続きを見る

History of the English People Volume 7 is the 7th of 8th volumes and covers the period from 1683 to 1767 A.D. A table of contents is included. 続きを見る

History of the English People Volume 8 covers the period from 1767 to 1815 including the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. A table of contents is included. 続きを見る

“Neglected by Congress below, distressed with the small-pox; want of Generals and discipline in our Army, which may rather be called a great rabble, our credit and reputation lost, and great part of……続きを見る

Snowshoe Country is an environmental and cultural history of winter in the colonial Northeast, closely examining indigenous and settler knowledge of snow, ice, and life in the cold. Indigenous commu……続きを見る

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Dec……続きを見る