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AMERICAN HISTORY: C 1500 TO C 1800
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Follows in the footsteps
of some of the greatest
of the Spanish
adventurers travelling
from the forests of
Amazonia to Lake
Titicaca, the deserts of
North Mexico, the
snowpeaks of the Andes
and the heights of Machu
Picchu. This work
explores the turbulent
and terrifying events
surrounding the Spanish
conquest of the Aztec and
Inca empires.
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During the era of
revolution and
emancipation in the north
Atlantic, 'slavery' and
'freedom' were fluid and
contested concepts. In
this collection the
authors introduce the
voices of slaves,
slave-holders,
legislators, and others,
who struggled to
critique, overturn,
justify, or simply
describe the social order
in which they found
themselves.
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This volume provides
critical, original
documents revealing the
character of American
discourse on the nature
and importance of local
government, the purposes
of federal union, and
the role of religion and
tradition in forming
America's drive for
liberty.
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This volume provides
critical, original
documents revealing the
character of American
discourse on the nature
and importance of local
government, the purposes
of federal union, and
the role of religion and
tradition in forming
America's drive for
liberty.
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The focus of this study
is the 1787-88 campaign
to ratify the United
States Constitution. The
work uses both historical
and rational choice
analysis to examine the
rhetoric and strategic
manipulations used in
this campaign. It
outlines patterns and
principles applicable to
most political campaigns.
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On 2 November, 1698, a
fleet landed in the
Isthmus of Darien to
create a colony and
launch a new Scottish
trading empire. The
venture failed
dramatically, with a
catastrophic loss of life
and money, and led to
the eventual end of
Scottish independence and
the beginning of the UK.
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Based upon the diary of
one of General George
Washington's staff
officers, this title
recounts the seemingly
impossible transport of
fifty-nine cannons,
three hundred miles over
land and water from Ft
Ticonderoga to Boston in
the dead of winter 1776.
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Presents the story of the
year of the birth of the
United States of America.
This book tells two
stories: how a group of
squabbling, disparate
colonies became the
United States, and how
the British Empire tried
to stop them. It features
a cast of amazing
characters from George
III to George Washington,
to soldiers and their
families.
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Tells the story of the
Highland Scots who sailed
to Pictou, Nova Scotia,
in 1773. These intrepid
emigrants went for many
reasons: the famine of
the previous spring,
pressures of population
growth, intolerable rent
increases, trouble with
the law, and the raw
hunger of landless men to
own land of their own.
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By 1781, the sixth year
of the American
rebellion, British
strategic focus had
shifted from the northern
states to concentrate in
the south. Canada's
governor, Frederick
Haldimand, was
responsible for the
defence of the Crown's
largest colony against
the threat of
Franco-American invasion,
while assisting overall
British strategy.
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A Pulitzer-winning study
of the intertwined lives
of the founders of
America: Adams, Burr,
Franklin, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Madison and
Washington. It argues
that the checks and
balances permitting the
infant republic to endure
were primarily rooted in
the interaction of
leaders with diverse
values.
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Two series of letters
described as 'the
wellsprings of nearly all
ensuing debate on the
limits of governmental
power in the United
States' address the range
of issues provoked by the
crisis of British
policies in North America
out of which a new nation
emerged from an
overreaching empire.
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After Christopher
Columbus, Bartolome de
las Casas is the single
most important figure in
the period of the
Encounter, a time of
conflict between
Europeans and the people
of the Americas following
Columbus's voyages. Here
Clayton provides a
history of the age as
told through the life of
Las Casas.
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After Christopher
Columbus, Bartolome de
las Casas is the single
most important figure in
the period of the
Encounter, a time of
conflict between
Europeans and the people
of the Americas following
Columbus's voyages. Here
Clayton provides a
history of the age as
told through the life of
Las Casas.
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The preeminent figure of
early New England, John
Winthrop was the first
governor of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
More than anyone else,
he shaped the culture of
New England and his
effort to create a
Puritan 'City on a Hill'
has had a lasting effect
on American values. This
work presents his
portrait, of one of the
giants of our history.
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John Winthrop (1588-1649)
was the first governor of
the Massachusetts Bay
Colony and is generally
considered the principal
architect of early New
England society. This
book discusses Winthrop's
family life and the
challenges of life faced
by men, women, and
children in the
seventeenth century by
placing his life in the
context of the times.
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Written over a seven-year
period to Charles V of
Spain, Hernan Cortes's
letters provide a
narrative account of the
conquest of Mexico from
the founding of the
coastal town of Veracruz
until Cortes's journey to
Honduras in 1525. The two
introductions set the
letters in context.
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Two series of letters
described as 'the
wellsprings of nearly all
ensuing debate on the
limits of governmental
power in the United
States' address the range
of issues provoked by the
crisis of British
policies in North America
out of which a new nation
emerged from an
overreaching empire.
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Sailing the tide of a
tumultuous era of
Atlantic revolutions, a
remarkable group of
African-born and
African-descended
individuals transformed
themselves from slaves
into active agents of
their lives and times.
This title alters our
vision of the breadth and
extent of the Age of
Revolution, and our
understanding of its
actors.
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Illustrates how America's
leaders asserted power
during the crucial years
from George Washington's
first inauguration to the
bitterly disputed
election of 1800. This
title provides insight
into the nation's early
history and the debates,
passions, and conflicts
over foreign and domestic
challenges that shaped
it.
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'Soldiers, Sugar, and
Seapower' examines the
politics, economics,
administration, and
execution of the
expeditions to the West
Indies which were mounted
by the British against
the French during the
Revolutionary Wars. The
author sets these
expeditions in their
proper place as one of
the most difficult and
dangerous wars in British
history.
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An introduction to the
violent conflict between
the Old World and the New
in the Plains Wars of
1757-1900. It explains
the causes, modes of
fighting and outcome of
the wars for both
Americans and Indians,
and the long-term effects
of these bitter wars,
the legacy of which can
still be felt today.
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Set on the 1777 campaign
of the American
Revolution, this book
follows the saga from
Cornwallis' triumphal
march of his British and
Hessian troops into
Philadelphia in late
September to Washington's
movement of the weary
Continental forces to
camp at Valley Forge in
December.
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A finalist for the
Pulitzer Prize, this
updated version offers an
unsurpassed history of
the Revolutionary War and
captures the profound and
passionate struggle to
found a free nation.
Middlekauff undertakes
the difficult task of
separating the real from
the mythic with great
success.
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During the forty years of
the Dutch presence,
their intrusion led to
the betrayal of their own
values and the betrayal
of the indigenous
peoples. They reaped the
shame of reproaching
themselves for unjust
wars and faced a native
insurgency that they
could neither negotiate
nor satisfactorily quell.
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Charts the progress of
Scottish settlement
throughout Upper Canada.
This book. It gives
details of the 550 ships,
which made over 900
crossings and carried
almost 100, 000 emigrant
Scots. It also describes
the enterprise and
independence shown by the
pioneers.
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The first Native
Americans who came into
contact with the 17th
century English settlers
were the tribes of the
North Atlantic coast and
the interior of New
England. Featuring colour
illustrations and
photographs, this book
tells the story of New
England's Native
Americans.
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Adams, with Franklin and
Jefferson, formed a
joint commission to
conclude commercial
treaties with the nations
of Europe and North
Africa. As minister to
the Netherlands he raised
a new Dutch loan to save
America from financial
ruin. For the first time
since 1778, Adams was no
longer engaged in
"militia diplomacy."
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For many people,
Benjamin Franklin remains
a puzzling figure in
American history. This
book tells Franklin's
absorbing life story. It
not only gives a portrait
of an extraordinary man,
but also provides a
glimpse into the forces
that shaped the birth of
a new nation.
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Covers a range of
frontier existence, from
daily life and survival
to wars, exploits, and
even flora and fauna. The
pioneers and their lives
are profiled in
biographical sketches,
giving a sampling of the
personalities involved in
the United States'
westward expansion.
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Introduces the two groups
of founders of America -
the Planting Fathers,
who established the
earliest settlements
along essentially
Christian lines, and the
Founding Fathers, who
unified the colonies with
the Declaration of
Independence and the
Constitution - and argues
that the new nation was
the freemason's first
step towards a new world
order.
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Covering the scientific,
commercial, and
foreign-relations
implications of the
northern fur trade, this
book provides an insight
into the relationship
between the Western
powers and the Native
Americans who provided
them with fur, ivory,
and whalebone in exchange
for manufactured goods,
tobacco, tea, alcohol,
and hundreds of other
things.
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Eighty per cent of
Americans have no British
ancestors. According to
David Hackett Fischer,
however, their
day-to-day lives are
profoundly influenced by
folkways transplanted
from Britain to the New
World with the first
settlers. This text
examines the transfer of
values from Old World to
New.
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A fascinating survey of a
key period of economic,
migratory and cultural
exchange between Scotland
and North America,
including Canada and the
Caribbean. Murdoch
explores Scottish
interactions with North
America in a desire to
open up new perspectives
on the subject.
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Creighton examines the
trading system that
developed along the St.
Lawrence River and argues
that the exploitation of
key staple products by
colonial merchants along
the St. Lawrence River
system was key to
Canadas economic
and national development.
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Gives an original account
of the Mayflower project
and the first decade of
the Plymouth Colony. From
mercantile London and the
rural England of Queen
Elizabeth and King James
to the mountains and
rivers of Maine, this
title weaves a narrative
which combines religion,
politics, money,
science and the sea.
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In the fifth year of the
War of Independence, the
Canadian Department waged
a decisive campaign
against the northern
frontier of New York.
Their primary target was
the Mohawk River region,
known to be the
'grainbowl' that fed
Washington's armies. This
book details the actions
of both sides in this
exciting and effective
British campaign.
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Presents two linked
themes: the grinding down
of the aborigines during
the long rivalries of the
foolish El Dorado quest;
and then two hundred
years later, in the
man-made wilderness, the
man-made horror of the
new slave colony. This
book takes us as close as
we can get to day-to-day
life in the slave colony
of the Caribbean
plantations.
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In September 1755, the
most famous Indian in the
world - a Mohawk leader
known in English as King
Hendrick - died in the
Battle of Lake George. He
was fighting the French
in defense of British
claims to North America,
and his death marked the
end of an era in
Anglo-Iroquois relations.
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When Pizarro arrived in
Peru in 1532 he found a
vast empire rich in gold
and silver. Ruled by
monarchs claiming descent
from the sun, its people
built roads, bridges and
fields through the Andes.
But within months the
empire had been conquered
and its subjects killed
or enslaved.
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David Humphreys'
biography of Israel
Putnam was originally
published in 1788. All
the episodes of the
Revolution are retold -
Bunker Hill, the Battle
of White Plains, the
crossing of the Delaware,
the Battle of Princeton
- but from the
perspective of one who
was there throughout.
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Uses pictures
and"ations, from
the founding period of
the US, to discuss the
idea of liberty as it was
understood by the
revolutionary generation,
and how the concern for
the preservation of
liberty culminated in the
writing of the
Constitution in 1787.
This DVD introduces the
viewer to what 18th
century America looked
like.
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Franklin mastered one of
the greatest challenges
of his diplomatic career
by establishing the
framework for a peace
agreement with Great
Britain. This volume,
encompassing five months
during 1782, and one of
the most significant
volumes in the Benjamin
Franklin's papers,
details this achievement.
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Uncovers what might seem
to be a dark side of the
American dream: the New
World from the viewpoint
of those who decided not
to stay. This work
contains life-histories
of people who left New
England during the
British Civil Wars and
Interregnum, 1640-1660.
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Integrates the history of
the real Continental army
into the mainstream of
writing about the nation
making experience of the
United States. This work
is useful for those
enrolled in the US
history survey or
specialised courses in
colonial or military
history or the American
Revolution.
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Assembles newspaper
articles, editorials,
and records about the
debates in Pennsylvania's
ratifying convention. In
addition to speeches and
essays by both supporters
and opponents of the
Constitution, this title
presents
non-interpretative
editorial comments to
introduce the documents
and to place them in the
appropriate historical
context.
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Presents an up-to-date
overview of the Spanish
colonial period in North
America. The book
provides an account of
the Spaniards' impact on
the lives, institutions,
and environments of the
native peoples and also
of the effect of the
natives on the societies
and cultures of the
Spanish settlers.
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The American War of
Independence has been
characterized as a
revolution, both
politically and in terms
of the fighting methods
employed by the colonist.
Marston argues that this
is a misconception and
that it was a war between
two groups of British
veterans of the Seven
Years' War.
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Eric Stockdale explores
American propaganda
produced in England
before and during the War
of Independence. This
study focuses on John
Stockdale, a London
publisher and bookseller,
and his relationship
with four Presidents,
Benjamin Franklin, and
two early American
authors and also
revealing Stockdale's
involvement with the
emerging US book trade.
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This indispensable guide
provides authoritative
information on the
Founding Fathers in
entries ranging from the
Articles of Confederation
to George Washington. *
It is the ideal resource
for anyone looking to
hone their knowledge of
the fascinating figures
who wrote the first
chapter of American
history.
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In 1775, war broke out
between the British and
the American colonists.
By 1776, the colonists
had declared themselves
independent and in 1783,
following a long and
bloody conflict, Britain
was forced to recognise
the independence of the
United States. This book
tells the story of the
Revolutionary war - the
longest upheaval in
American history.
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Talks about one of the
legendary figures of
Ontario history, John
Graves Simcoe who was the
commander of the Queen's
Rangers during the
American Revolution. In
1791 he was appointed the
first lieutenant-governor
of Upper Canada, and
upon his arrival in 1792
he founded the town of
York (present-day
Toronto).
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Set on the pivotal 1777
campaign of the American
Revolution, this book
presents an examination
of the military
engagements that resulted
in the British capture of
Philadelphia. Based on
surviving accounts of
soldiers and civilians,
it weaves together the
compelling story of the
fight for the Continental
capital.
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William Johnson began
life as a poor Irish
Catholic peasant. After
converting to
Protestantism, he
emigrated to America
where he became the
leading fur trader in the
British colony and one of
its richest men. He also
'went native', marrying
an Indian woman and
adopting the religion of
her tribe, the Iroquois.
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This book examines the
first military encounters
of the Seven Years' War.
When the French built
forts along the Ohio
River valley to support
their claims to the area,
a clash with the British
became inevitable, and
when in 1753 they refused
to evacuate the region,
British thoughts turned
to eviction.
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A chronological guide to
more than a century of
American presidents from
George Washington's
uncontested and popular
election in 1789 to
William Mckinley's
untimely assassination in
1901. It provides an
overview of the early
history of American
politics from which the
union of 13 colonies
emerged to form a nation.
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Accompanying a major
exhibition at the British
Museum, this catalogue
explores the dramatic
events surrounding the
Spanish assault on the
Aztec Empire, focusing
on the Emperor Moctezuma
II who ruled from AD 1502
from his capital
Tenochtitlan (the site of
modern-day Mexico City).
It opens with an
examination of the origin
of Mexico.
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Accompanying a major
exhibition at the British
Museum, this catalogue
explores the dramatic
events surrounding the
Spanish assault on the
Aztec Empire, focusing
on the Emperor Moctezuma
II who ruled from AD 1502
from his capital
Tenochtitlan (the site of
modern-day Mexico City).
It opens with an
examination of the origin
of Mexico.
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Since its original
casting in England in
1751, the Liberty Bell
has survived a precarious
journey on the road to
becoming a symbol of the
American identity. A
cultural history rooted
in detailed research,
this book explores the
impetus behind the bell's
creation, as well as its
evolutions in meaning
through successive
generations.
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For 200 years after 1650,
the West Indies
witnessed one of the
greatest power struggles
of the age, as Europeans
made and lost immense
fortunes growing and
trading in sugar - a
commodity so lucrative
that it was known as
white gold. This book
tells how the islands
became by far most
valuable and important
colonies in the British
Empire.
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The contemporary image of
the West Indies as
paradise islands conceals
a turbulent, dramatic
and shocking history.
This title tells how the
islands became by far
most valuable and
important colonies in the
British Empire. It
reveals how the
importance of the West
Indies made a crucial
contribution to the loss
of the North American
colonies.
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A documented account of
one of the greatest early
migrations of Scots to
North America. The
arrival of the Hector in
1773 sparked a huge
influx of Scots to Nova
Scotia and Cape Breton.
Thousands of Scots
streamed into the
province during the late
1700s and early 1800s,
laying down a rich seam
of Scottish culture which
continues to flourish.
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The author grew up in the
shadow of an ancestor who
was hanged for
witchcraft. Historical
evidence shows his
seven-times great
grandmother, Susannah
North Martin, was a
highly-capable woman who
did not suffer fools well
at a time when women were
supposed to be
submissive, and were
regarded as second-class
citizens. But was she
really a witch?
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The search for gold and
for the mythical El
Dorado gripped the
imagination of the
conquistadors from the
beginning of the
sixteenth century.
Crossing over the Andes,
they explored the unknown
eastern forests and
jungles, launching
expeditions that were
often disastrous and
always disappointing.
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Presents a description of
the Spanish landing in
Mexico in 1520 and their
amazement at the city,
the exploitation of the
natives for gold and
other treasures, the
expulsion and flight of
the Spaniards, their
regrouping and eventual
capture of the Aztec
capital.
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More than 100, 000 Ulster
Presbyterians of Scottish
origin migrated to the
American colonies in the
six decades prior to the
American Revolution. This
book uncovers the ways in
which migrants from
Ulster - and thousands
like them - forged new
identities and how they
conceived the wider
transatlantic community.
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Mercy Otis Warren has
been described as perhaps
the most formidable
female intellectual in
eighteenth-century
America. This work
presents a comprehensive
study of the events of
the American Revolution,
from the Stamp Act Crisis
of 1765 through the
ratification of the
Constitution in
1788-1789.
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The 13 North American
colonies established by
Great Britain eventually
formed the nucleus of the
United States. This
volume describes the
history of these
colonies, both
individually and
collectively. It offers
an analysis of the
evolution of a new and
distinctive society.
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More than any other
colony, Virginia looked
to the West for its
future. After the French
and Indian War, the
Royal Proclamation of
1754 declared that
officers and soldiers
would be paid with
parcels of Western land,
vaguely extending about
eighty miles in all
directions from
Lexington. This work
traces the period of
colonial history.
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This work describes the
dramatic and colourful
history of the provincial
units which were raised
in the 13 original
American colonies. Units
covered include the
Virginia Regiment (in
which George Washington
served), and the "Ranger
Companies" of forest
guerrillas.
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Examines some of the
central themes and
ideologies central to the
formation of the United
States. This book
provides an examination
of various facets of the
Founders' lives and
thoughts, as well as
their times, to help
readers understand the
events that went into
their country's creation.
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Palace intrigues &
clientelism drove
politics at the viceregal
court of colonial Mexico.
By carefully
reconstructing social
networks in the court of
Viceroy Duke of
Alburquerque (1702-1710),
the author reveals that
the Duke presided over
one of the most corrupt
viceregal terms in
Mexican history.
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Examines how the Spanish
policies known broadly as
the Bourbon Reforms
affected Central American
social, economic, and
political institutions.
This book focuses on
specific policy changes
and their consequences as
well as transformations
throughout the region for
which no direct Bourbon
inspiration appears to be
responsible.
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The French-Indian War was
fought in the forests,
open plains and forts of
the North American
frontier. This title
explains the background
to the wars and charts
the military development
of the British Army and
the reforms that led to
its eventual superiority.
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Assembles newspaper
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and records about the
debates in Pennsylvania's
ratifying convention. In
addition to speeches and
essays by both supporters
and opponents of the
Constitution, this title
presents
non-interpretative
editorial comments to
introduce the documents
and to place them in the
appropriate historical
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Six months after America
declared her
independence, Congress
dispatched Benjamin
Franklin to France to
solicit aid and arms for
the upcoming fight. This
work tells a tale of
international intrigue
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portrait of a brilliant
man, as well as a sense
of the fragility and
improvisation of his
country's bid for
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We commonly think of the
American Revolution as
simply the war for
independence from British
colonial rule. In this
book", the author asks
us to rethink what we
know about the
Revolutionary War, to
realize that while white
Americans were fighting
for their freedom, black
Americans were joining
the British imperial
forces to gain theirs.
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Details the childhood
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including his adventures
while camping, riding
horses, and playing with
his childhood friend
Thomas Jefferson.
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The vicious war
significantly altered the
course of the Revolution.
Regular troops,
volunteers, and Indians
clashed in large-scale
campaigns. Although the
Revolution is associated
with specific locations
such as the heights above
Boston or the frozen
Delaware River,
important events took
place in the wooded,
mountainous lands of the
frontier.
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The conflict that Winston
Churchill called the
first First World War
profoundly shaped the
history of North America.
Filled with illustrations
and sidebars, this
volume accompanies a
travelling exhibit and
serves as a commemorative
issue of the esteemed
"Western Pennsylvania
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An history of the
American Revolution. It
explores the complex and
contested genesis of the
United States, showing
how the evolution was by
no means inevitable and
grew out the actions and
interactions of many
individuals, both
radical and conservative,
republicans, moderates
and those loyal to the
crown.
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Details the childhood
adventures of George
Rogers Clark, the older
brother of William Clark
of the famous Lewis and
Clark expedition. This
book describes George's
boyhood curiosity and
zest for exploration,
including his adventures
while camping, riding
horses, and playing with
his childhood friend
Thomas Jefferson.
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America raised three
distinct forces to win
its revolution: short
service militiamen,
state troops and the
Continentals. The
Continentals were the
backbone of the army,
providing a disciplined
and effective fighting
force. This title takes a
close look at the
Continental infantryman.
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Presents a photographic
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the major sites of the
Inca empire, including
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and sun temple of
Ollantaytambo, the
mighty temple-fortress of
Sacsahuaman, and the
steeply terraced ruins of
Pisac. This book also
includes chapters about
Choquequirao, Chinchero,
and Vitcos.
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The federated Iroquois
tribes were essential to
the British during their
various colonial
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culture, social
organization and religion
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the story of the many
frontier campaigns they
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Brings together leading
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portrait of the Gulf
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economic - that took
place from the Atlantic
coast of Florida to the
Gulf coast of Mexico
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Looks at the tours of 11
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and commanders-in-chief
of Canada. Featuring
photos from the June/July
2010 tour of the Queen
Elizabeth II, this title
also looks at how tours
shaped Canada and the
royals themselves, with
an eye for the
significant,
interesting, and
humorous.
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Mercy Otis Warren has
been described as perhaps
the most formidable
female intellectual in
eighteenth-century
America. This work
presents a comprehensive
study of the events of
the American Revolution,
from the Stamp Act Crisis
of 1765 through the
ratification of the
Constitution in
1788-1789.
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In August 1862 the Dakota
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to armed conflict against
the white settlers of
southern Minnesota. This
study uses an
ethnohistorical approach
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of peace between the
Dakota and the whites
were suddenly broken.
This edition includes a
new introduction.
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Merging archaeology,
material culture, and
social history, this
title reveals the story
of Shadwell, the
birthplace of Thomas
Jefferson and home to his
parents Jane and Peter
Jefferson, their eight
children and over sixty
slaves. It offers fresh
views of the family's
role in settling Virginia
as well as various
perspectives on Jefferson
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If you think today's
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of the federal government
are heated, you should
have been around back in
1787. Eleven years after
the Revolutionary War,
the United States was on
the verge of a vast
political collapse. This
title tells the life
stories of the 39
delegates who
begrudgingly attended a
Convention.
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Originally published to
commemorate the
bicentennial of the
United States
Constitution, this work
consists of extracts from
the works of political
theory, history, law,
and constitutional
argument on which the
Framers and their
contemporaries drew and
which they themselves
produced.
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The years from the fall
of New France in 1763 to
the amalgamation of the
Hudson's Bay Company and
North West Company in
1821 were marked by
fierce competition in the
fur trade. This book
explores the eventful
lives of those who worked
in the trade, including
Alexander Henry the
Elder, a trader and
merchant.
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Tells the story of the
French and American
Revolutions. This book
shows their leaders who
were often seen as father
and son but the
relationship of George
Washington and the
Marquis de Lafayette,
while close, was every
bit as complex as the
long, fraught history of
the French-American
alliance, of which they
were also the founding
fathers.
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Based on Penn family
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the story of William
Penn's heirs and their
precarious ownership of
Pennsylvania in the
eighteenth century.
Focusing on Thomas and
John Penn, this work
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struggles they faced with
the Paxton Boys and the
Indians on the frontier.
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Defines the 18th century
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which Joseph Beausoleil
Broussard was born in
1702. This book tells of
his early life events and
militant struggles with
the British who had for
years wanted to lay claim
to the Acadians' rich
lands. Subsequent
chapters discuss the epic
odyssey during which
Beausoleil led a group of
193 Acadians.
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