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Reginald W. Jeffery's 'The History of the Thirteen Colonies of North America: 1497-1763 (Illustrated)' is a comprehensive and detailed account of the political, social, and economic history of the e……続きを見る

Winner of the John G. Cawelti Award, Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association “We must congratulate Butler for [bringing] under control [a] profusion of scholarship and [making] ……続きを見る

Listen to a short interview with Karen Ordahl KuppermanHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & Crane Captain John Smith's 1607 voyage to Jamestown was not his first trip abroad. He had traveled throu……続きを見る

This bold, innovative book promises to radically alter our understanding of the Atlantic slave trade, and the depths of its horrors. Stephanie E. Smallwood offers a penetrating look at the process o……続きを見る

Early American Children’s Clothing and Textiles: Clothing a Child 1600–1800 explores the life experiences of Indigenous, Anglo-European, African, and mixed-race children in colonial America, their c……続きを見る

In early America, interracial homicideーwhites killing Native Americans, Native Americans killing whitesーmight result in a massive war on the frontier; or, if properly mediated, it might actually f……続きを見る

Although the Creeks constitute a sovereign nation today, the concept of the nation meant little to their ancestors in the Native South. Rather, as Steven Peach contends in Rivers of Power, the Creek……続きを見る

In January 1982, archaeologists conducting a pre-construction excavation at 175 Water Street in Lower Manhattan found the remains of an eighteenth-century ship. Uncertain what they had found or what……続きを見る

"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" is an autobiographical narrative written by Harriet Jacobs, an African American woman who was born into slavery in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813. The book ……続きを見る

This work explores a generational history from America under the English and Spanish empires to the United States of contemporary times. A novel historical approach relies on generational markers ev……続きを見る

The Mohegan-Brothertown minister Samson Occom (1723–1792) was a prominent political and religious leader of the Indigenous peoples of present-day New York and New England, among whom he is still rev……続きを見る

A rich analysis of the mindset of Puritans and of their theology which justified military action and acts of killing. This book recounts Puritan struggles for military dominance and for an authorita……続きを見る

Anne Hutchinson was perhaps the most famous Englishwoman in colonial American history, viewed in later centuries as a crusader for religious liberty and a prototypical feminist. Michael Winship, aut……続きを見る

Frommer’s comprehensive guide to New England fans across this quintessentially American region to show readers how to explore quaint villages, historic sites dating to the country’s earliest days, a……続きを見る

Read the missing stories of DC's precolonial history. Native Americans lived on the land that is now Washington, DC for several thousand years before English settlers arrived in the early 1600s. The……続きを見る

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Salem Witch Hunt, then keep reading... Decades after witch-hunting had begun to die down in Europe, North America was about to witness its bloo……続きを見る

Religious liberty is one of the most contentious political issues of our time. How should people of faith engage with the public square in a pluralist era? Some citizens hope to reclaim a more Chris……続きを見る

Christians need to pause once in a while to get their bearings. For perspective on our own times and how we got here, it helps to listen to wise guides from other eras. In An Infinite Fountain of Li……続きを見る

During the 18th century, a series of military conflicts known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Chinese War took place between Britain and the Qing Empire. The immediate issue leading to the war was Chi……続きを見る

Salem Village, Massachusetts, winter 1692. Two young girls, Betty Parris and Abigail Williams, use magic to foretell who they will marry. Within days, both girls display the telltale signs of witchc……続きを見る

Founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733, the Georgia colony was envisioned as a unique social welfare experiment. Administered by twenty-one original trustees, the Georgia Plan offered Engl……続きを見る

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the corridors of time with "Windows to the Past: A Panorama of World History." This captivating and meticulously crafted book serve as a panoramic lens, of……続きを見る

The French fur trade post of Fort Ouiatenon was founded more than 300 years ago on the Wabash River in what is now Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The History and Archaeology of Fort Ouiatenon is a mult……続きを見る

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Mayflower was an English ship that famously transported the first English Puritans, kn……続きを見る

This eBook edition of ""Of Plymouth Plantation" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Of Plymouth Plantation was written over a period of y……続きを見る

"Sir William Johnson and the Six Nations" by William Elliot Griffis Johnson lived much of his life in the fairest portion of the domain of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. As 1st Baronet……続きを見る

This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The present Tuscarora Indians, the once powerful and gifted nation, after their expulsion ……続きを見る

"This Country of Ours" is a collection of extraordinary stories from the history of the United States beginning with accounts of exploration and settlement and ending with the presidency of Woodrow ……続きを見る

Object of this book is to present clearly and accurately facts and principles in the lives of some of the chief founders and builders of America which would be of interest for everyone interested in……続きを見る

History of the Colonial Virginia is a three volume series dealing with the pre revolutionary Virginia. This series provides one of the best historical reviews of British rule in the New World and th……続きを見る