American Colonies: The Settling of North America (The Penguin History of the United States, Volume1) (Hist of the USA)
by Alan Taylor
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Author: Alan TaylorEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-30
ISBN: 0142002100
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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- ISBN13: 9780142002100
- Condition: New
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Summary: 5 Stars
We all learned the basics of colonial history in school: the Mayflower; Jamestown; Tobacco; the development of New Amsterdam, Boston, Charleston, & Philadelphia; indentured servants; and French trappers / Spanish Conquistadores. However, most history books and classes spare the details about how the colonies truly developped between 1492 and about 1760. Moreover many histories contain stunning inaccuracies about colonists and Indians.
Despite being an American History buff, it was not until finishing this excellent survey of the colonial period that I realized how little I knew. Taylor has put together a detailed but approachable narrative of the Spanish, French, English, Swedish, Dutch, German, etc colonizers who shaped what was to become the United States. There are plenty of fascinating details about exploration, the hardships of the first settlements and the problems faced by the expanding colonies. More importantly, this book provides a solid background for why the English-speaking colonies prevailed and the baggage they carried entering the revolutionary period.
A well-written and well-researched book about an important era in our history that far too little is written about. This is history that is hard to put down.
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