Colonial Period 1600 1775 category: 1137 books
by George Washington
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Though many of the rules deal with matters of etiquette—such as whom should rise for whom in mixed company—many concern far deeper matters that touch on personal philosophies about judgment, honor, success and conscience. As a peek into the manners of a bygone age, this is an intriguing work. As a peek into a great man in his formative years, this is an extraordinary one.
Christopher Columbus & the Americas : 3rd Grade US History Series
American History Encyclopedia
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
Who discovered the America? The answer to that and many other historical data will be presented in the pages of this book. This educational book is an excellent addition to your child's library of educational materials. The presentation of information is highly engaging so a child learns through experience. Make sure you grab a copy of this book today!
New World, Inc.
The Making of America by England's Merchant Adventurers
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
*Named a Best History Book of the Month by Barnes and Noble*
Three generations of English merchant adventurers-not the Pilgrims, as we have so long believed-were the earliest founders of America. Profit-not piety-was their primary motive.
Some seventy years before the Mayflower sailed,...
by Thomas Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2017
What were the French up to in the Ohio Valley in 1753? Setting out in search of an answer, a bold young major from Virginia named George Washington soon found himself skirting catastrophe, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming writes in this essay.
by Jennifer Van Horn
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America investigates these diverse artifacts—from portraits and city views to gravestones, dressing furniture, and prosthetic devices—to...
A Kingdom Strange
The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010
The "gripping adventure story" (Christian Science Monitor) of the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the mystery at the center of the American founding
In 1587, John White led 118 English men, women, and children to Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina, intending to establish the...
The Secret Token
Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
***National Bestseller*
A sweeping account of America's oldest unsolved mystery, the people racing to unearth its answer, and the sobering truths--about race, gender, and immigration--exposed by the Lost Colony of Roanoke**
In 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island...
Ralegh's Pirate Colony in America
The Lost Settlement of Roanoke 1584-1590
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
The lost colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, was England's first experiment in civilian empire building and the first attempt at peaceful co-existence between Native Americans and the English. It disappeared without trace, defeating intense efforts to find it. One hundred and twelve men, women,...
by William Bradford
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Of Plymouth Plantation was written by William Bradford, leaders of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Written between 1630 and 1651, it is an oft cited first person account of Pilgrim life in the Colony.
by Carita Doggett
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
When East Florida was ceded to England by Spain in 1763, Scottish physician, Dr. Andrew Turnbull, recruited over 1,400 Mediterranean colonists to establish the agricultural colony he named “Smyrnéa.” Carita Doggett recounts that not only did the growing conditions prove less than ideal but how seemingly...
What the Anti-Federalists Were For
The Political Thought of the Opponents of the Constitution
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2008
The Anti-Federalists, in Herbert J. Storing's view, are somewhat paradoxically entitled to be counted among the Founding Fathers and to share in the honor and study devoted to the founding. "If the foundations of the American polity was laid by the Federalists," he writes, "the Anti-Federalist...
by Nathan Irvin Huggins
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
This classic work of scholarship and empathy tells the story of the self-creation of the African-American people. It assesses the full impact of the Middle Passage -- "the most traumatizing mass human migration in modern history" -- and of North American slavery both on the enslaved and...
Constitutional Myths
What We Get Wrong and How to Get It Right
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Americans on both sides of the aisle love to reference the Constitution as the ultimate source of truth. But which truth? What did the framers really have in mind? In a book that author R.B. Bernstein calls essential reading,” acclaimed historian Ray Raphael places the Constitution in its historical...
The Cultural Roots of the 1622 Indian Attack
Richard Pace and Chanco Save Jamestown
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
An early American history of Jamestown, Virginia, ‘The Cultural Roots of the 1622 Indian Attack’ shows the cultural aspects of the lives of both English settlers and American Indians, along with the bravery of Richard Pace and his loyal Indian companion Chanco who saved...