Eric Nellis: 3 books
The Long Road to Change
America's Revolution, 1750-1820
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2019
Breaking from traditional historical interpretations of the period, Eric Nellis takes a long view of the origins and consequences of the Revolution and asserts that the Revolution was not, as others have argued, generated by a well-developed desire for independence, but rather by a series of shifts...
An Empire of Regions
A Brief History of Colonial British America
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2010
An Empire of Regions is a refreshing interpretation of British American history that demonstrates how the thirteen British mainland colonies grew to function as self-governing entities in distinct regional clusters. In lucid prose, Eric Nellis invites readers to explore the circumstances leading to...
Shaping the New World
African Slavery in the Americas, 1500-1888
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Between 1500 and the middle of the nineteenth century, some 12.5 million slaves were sent as bonded labour from Africa to the European settlements in the Americas. Shaping the New World introduces students to the origins, growth, and consolidation of African slavery in the Americas and race-based...