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"The original authorities concerning one of the most important wars of early New England have been gathered into one book by Mr. Charles Orr...his 'History of the Pequot War.'" The Butte Miner, Marc……続きを見る

Founded in 1670, Charleston is among the oldest cities in the nation and site of some of the most pivotal events in American history. Explore the city and discover the Old Exchange and Provost Dunge……続きを見る

Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American ……続きを見る

The Declaration of Independence was not only its first paragraph, that is the political manifesto of the right of revolution – the right of independence. The Declaration was also its second paragrap……続きを見る

"In 1920 ...Archibald Henderson, published The Conquest of the Old Southwest to much acclaim...was a descendant of Judge Richard Henderson, founder of the Transylvania Company and Boone's employer."……続きを見る

In the antebellum United States, formerly enslaved men and women who told their stories and advocated for abolition helped establish a new genre with widely recognized tropes: the slave narrative. T……続きを見る

For hundreds of years, American artisanship and American authorship were entangled practices rather than distinct disciplines. Books, like other objects, were multisensory items all North American c……続きを見る

2023 George C. Rogers Jr. Award Finalist, best book of South Carolina history An examination of the dual Scottish–Yamasee colonization of Port Royal Those interested in the early colonial history of……続きを見る

Peter Zenger made history. We acknowledge him, yet we should acknowledge him more. Peter Zenger went to jail for challenging a tyrant, so let us praise Peter Zenger. Come one, come all to praise Pet……続きを見る

The Scots Irish were one of early Pennsylvania’s largest non-English immigrant groups. They were stereotyped as frontier ruffians and Indian haters. In The Scots Irish of Early Pennsylvania, histori……続きを見る

"In 1833, Samuel Kercheval wrote 'A History of the Valley of Virginia'. Much of it related to what is now West Virginia" -Covington Virginian, Feb. 6, 1937 First settled by non-Native Americans in 1……続きを見る

"A classic of West Virginia history." -West Virginia History On View, WVU "With all the interest of an epic, a picture of the heroic age of a most important section of the great west." -Weekly Natio……続きを見る

In A Constitutional Culture, Adrian Chastain Weimer uncovers the story of how, more than a hundred years before the American Revolution, colonists pledged their lives and livelihoods to the defense ……続きを見る

This book offers the full, annotated translation of a recently discovered Dutch account book recording trade with Native Americans in Ulster County, New York, from 1712 to 1732. The ledger contains ……続きを見る

"For Mather, leaving Natives and Africans outside the body of Christ...would only lead to trouble." - Faithful Bodies (2014) "Every Sunday evening Mather invited black men and women into his home to……続きを見る

"Our Puritan forefathers' attempt to enslave the Indian population has been fully told...Indian slaves had a deplorable habit of running away." -The Burlington Free Press, Aug. 1, 1921 "Yes, the ens……続きを見る

The Making of American Whiteness: The Formation of Race in Seventeenth-Century Virginia changes the narrative about the origins of race and Whiteness in America. With an exhaustive array of archival……続きを見る

Daniel Littlefield's investigation of colonial South Carolinianss preference for some African ethnic groups over others as slaves reveals how the Africans' diversity and capabilities inhibited the d……続きを見る

In "Men Who Choose Liberty," Handaside debunks the education system's history of America. Using creative non-fiction as his vehicle, he unwinds the myths of America's founding to reveal that history……続きを見る

New England theologian Jonathan Edwards came to prominence at the culmination of a dramatic paradigm shift in millennialism that had begun in the sixteenth century, declaring that a thousand-year ea……続きを見る

New England’s Puritans were devoted to self-scrutiny. Consumed by the pursuit of pure hearts, they latched on to sincerity as both an ideal and a social process. It fueled examinations of inner live……続きを見る

From the earliest days of the British colonies in America, land was freely given to those willing to come and settle. Oftentimes, it was the only inducement that brought colonists to the New World. ……続きを見る

The Instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller! Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events ……続きを見る

Before successful colonies were established, there were trial and errors. In this book, your child will understand what aspects of English colonization were results of various trial and errors. To c……続きを見る

There was a total of thirteen colonies established in the early history of the America. In this book, you will read about the way of life of each of these thirteen colonies. You will also learn how ……続きを見る

Not all African-Americans in the 1790 were slaves. There were also “free blacks.” This book examines the lives of the free blacks during a time when slavery was allowed in the country. What were the……続きを見る

Get into the details of why the British colonies were established in America. How did they survive in a foreign land? What relationship did they have with the natives? At the end of this book, you s……続きを見る

At the end of this book, you should be able to identify the reasons why European explorers left their homeland to search for other lands. Read about the conditions of their travels and what they did……続きを見る

When colonies were established, they were under British rule. Therefore, they had to pay British taxes. This is very important information because it set the stage for the rebellion that was set to ……続きを見る

Step into the past and imagine what it’s like to live in colonies. You are in a foreign land about to start a new life. Surely there will be difficulties and with limited supply, how are you going t……続きを見る