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The Beginnings of New England Or, the Puritan Theocracy in Its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE ROMAN IDEA AND THE ENGLISH IDEA. CHAPTER II. THE PURITAN EXODUS. CHAPT……続きを見る

Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636–1710) was a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer. He is often linked to his brother-in-law Medard des Groseilliers who was about 20 years older. The decision of Radi……続きを見る

"Montcalm and Wolfe" is Francis Parkman's detailed account of the French and Indian War framed through portraits of its two opposing generals. The French and Indian War, which was the North American……続きを見る

The interactions between Indians and Europeans changed Americaーand both cultures. Although many Americans consider the establishment of the colonies as the birth of this country, in fact early Amer……続きを見る

• illustrations • a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE European Background and Indian Counterpart to Virginia Medicine CHAPTER TWO Disease and The Critical Years At ……続きを見る

A fully annotated edition of a classic work detailing the cultures of five southeastern American Indian tribes during the Contact Period James Adair was an Englishman who lived and traded among the ……続きを見る

The book that launched environmental history, William Cronon's Changes in the Land, now revised and updated. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize In this landmark work of environmental history, Willi……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE OLD HOME CHAPTER II. UPHEAVALS CHAPTER III. THE VOYAGE CHAPTER IV. BEGINNINGS CHAPTER V. OLD FRIENDS AND NEW CHAPTER VI. A T……続きを見る

In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career ● Michael Douglas stars in Franklin, premiering Apri……続きを見る

Thanksgiving is not a book about a holiday. It s about something that a few dozen survivors did after a year of suffering, death, struggle, and courage. They bowed their heads to give thanks. The Pi……続きを見る

Before Martha Washington, there was Sally, Sally Fairfax. An ambitious woman, thirsting for power, Sally could have married a dozen times before William Fairfax came along but William was the best o……続きを見る

Roanoke is part of the lore of early America, the colony that disappeared. Many Americans know of Sir Walter Ralegh's ill-fated expedition, but few know about the Algonquian peoples who were the isl……続きを見る

Drawing materials from journals and diaries, political documents and religious sermons, prose and poetry, Giles Gunn's anthology provides a panoramic survey of early American life and literatureーin……続きを見る

Barbara W. Tuchman, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the classic The Guns of August, turns her sights homeward with this brilliant, insightful narrative of the Revolutionary War. In The First Sa……続きを見る

In 1678, the Puritan minister Samuel Nowell preached a sermon he called "Abraham in Arms," in which he urged his listeners to remember that "Hence it is no wayes unbecoming a Christian to learn to b……続きを見る

From Privileges to Rights connects the changing fortunes of tradesmen in early New York to the emergence of a conception of subjective rights that accompanied the transition to a republican and libe……続きを見る

REA’s Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, compreh……続きを見る

*Includes some of Adams's most famous quotes. *Includes pictures of Adams and important people, places, and events in his life. *Analyzes and explains Adams's controversial reputation and legacy.*In……続きを見る

Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in thisstartlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study. In 1692 the people of Massachusetts were ……続きを見る

David Hume (7 May 1711 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He is regarded as one of the ……続きを見る

The year 2009 marks the four-hundredth anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the majestic river that bears his name. Just in time for this milestone, Douglas Hunter, sailor, scholar, and storyt……続きを見る

The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutiona……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS Introduction Judge Woodward's Letter to Colonel Proctor Lieutenant Helm's Letter to Judge Woodward Lieutenan……続きを見る

In this fascinating social history of America’s first frontier, Charles Clark brings to life the people and settlements of Maine and New Hampshire before the Revolutionary War. He describes what lif……続きを見る

In April 1849, seventy-six slaves - all household servants in Washington, D.C. - made a run for freedom on the schooner The Pearl. The escape was planned in part by Paul Jennings, a slave of Preside……続きを見る

One of the most famous revolutions in history, the American Revolution (1775-1783) was the political upheaval in which 13 distinct colonies in North America banded together to cast off British rule,……続きを見る

Susan Castillo’s pioneering study examines the extraordinary proliferation of polyphonic or ‘multi-voiced’ texts in the three centuries following the first contact between Europeans and the indigeno……続きを見る

This vivid, deeply moving book begins in London in 1620 as Pilgrim representatives sign a contract to purchase the freighter Mayflower. We accompany them on their harrowing voyage across the Atlanti……続きを見る

An Open Door of Liberty is about how religious freedom came to be an important part of the basic law of the United States. There has been much discussion and some controversy over the years as to wh……続きを見る