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Mother Earth Land Grants in Virginia, 1607-1699 is a comprehensive historical account that delves into the intricate process of land distribution and settlement in colonial Virginia from the foundin……続きを見る

A sweeping, courageous, and deeply pastoral work, this article traces the unbroken theological thread running from Puritan colonial violence to modern nationalist rhetoric ー revealing how Scripture……続きを見る

Home Life in Colonial Days, first published in 1898, is a capacious tour of early American domesticityーfrom hearth and house-building to spinning, candle-making, schooling, medicine, travel, and co……続きを見る

A History of New York, narrated by the fictive antiquary Diedrich Knickerbocker, is at once a mock-chronicle and an urban origin myth. Beginning with cosmogony and proceeding through the Dutch settl……続きを見る

Bartolomé de las Casas's A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552) is a juridical-pastoral indictment of Spain's conquest, addressed to the future Philip II. In terse, province-by-prov……続きを見る

Of Plymouth Plantation - True Story of the Pilgrims' Life in the New World Colony narrates the Separatists' migration from Leiden, the Atlantic crossing, the Mayflower Compact, and two difficult dec……続きを見る

In 'The Witchcraft in New England,' this anthology offers a profound exploration of the turbulent era of witch trials and Puritanical fervor, weaving narratives that capture both hysteria and defian……続きを見る

First published in 1709, A New Voyage to Carolina fuses travelogue, natural history, and colonial prospectus into a lucid portrait of the Carolinas. Lawson surveys climate, soils, and waterways; inv……続きを見る

In The Founding of New England, James Truslow Adams crafts a lucid, archive-based narrative of seventeenth-century Puritan settlement from Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut and Rhode Isl……続きを見る

Naturalist, scientist, pastor, missionary - Daniel Little. In 18th century America, Daniel Little became known as the "Apostle of the East" by his contemporaries and admirers for his many missionary……続きを見る

En el siglo XVIII, Benjamin Franklin aprendió a convertirse en muchas cosas a la vez: aprendiz y fugitivo, impresor y figura pública, científico célebre, diplomático decisivo y arquitecto de pactos ……続きを見る

Loom and Spindle is a vivid and engaging memoir by Harriet H. Robinson, first published in 1898, that offers a rare, firsthand account of life and labor in the early textile mills of Lowell, Massach……続きを見る

The Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft offers a vivid and detailed exploration of the world of colonial American silversmiths, focusing on……続きを見る

The Dawn of Astronomy: A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians by Sir Norman Lockyer is a pioneering work that explores the profound connections between ancient Egyptian……続きを見る

Have you ever wanted to know more about where your family came from? Or maybe you've heard stories from your parents or grandparents about ancestors that seem bigger than life. In this historical me……続きを見る

The American Revolution didn't begin with gunfire; it began with words. In The Revolutionary Era: Words Heard 'Round the World, readers rediscover the ideas, debates, and declarations that forged a ……続きを見る

Most general studies of Tennessee history begin with the arrival of Anglo-American settlers in the 1760s, with only a brief overview of the state’s “prehistory.” This welcome volume rethinks this na……続きを見る

Before the National Road and the Erie Canal, another transportation revolution was underway in the United States. Beginning in the 1770s, the Maysville Roadーa sixty-five-mile dirt trail that stretc……続きを見る

Echoes from the Eastern Shore: Twelve Native American Chiefs and the Fight for the Atlantic Homelands (Vol. 1 Spirits Unbroken) Long before American independence, Native American leaders were naviga……続きを見る

Diego Pirillo is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of The Refugee-Diplomat: Venice, England and the Reformation (Cornell UP, 2018) 続きを見る

Before textbooks reduced American history to dates and names, Jacob Abbott told it as a living story. Published in the pivotal years before the Civil War, Abbott's monumental eight-volume series cap……続きを見る

King William's War: How the First Colonial Conflict Changed America Forever King William's War, fought between 1689 and 1697, was the first major conflict between French and English colonists in Nor……続きを見る

Robert E. Lee is one of the most iconicーand mythologizedーfigures in American history. Celebrated in Southern memory as the embodiment of honor, courage, and leadership, Lee has long been the cente……続きを見る

In the years before the American Revolution, rebellion did not begin with declarations or armies. It began in courthouses, on muddy roads, and in the quiet anger of ordinary people who believed the ……続きを見る

Before textbooks reduced American history to dates and names, Jacob Abbott told it as a living story. Published in the pivotal years before the Civil War, Abbott's monumental eight-volume series cap……続きを見る

Before textbooks reduced American history to dates and names, Jacob Abbott told it as a living story. Published in the pivotal years before the Civil War, Abbott's monumental eight-volume series cap……続きを見る

Russian America: Empire at the Edge of the World, 1732-1867 This comprehensive history examines the rise and fall of Russia's North American empire, from the first explorations of Alaska's coasts to……続きを見る

The virtues of the citizen-soldier are prominent in the history of the American Revolution, but less attention has been given to the citizen-sailor. However, there were state navies during the war, ……続きを見る

An innovative discussion of this unique genre of American literature In this fresh examination of seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century American captivity narratives, author Lorrayne Car……続きを見る

A Man of Distinction among Them represents an important step in under standing the complexities surrounding the early history of the Ohio Country and the Old Northwest and provides the clearest and ……続きを見る