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 (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-07-30
ISBN: 0142002100
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: A brilliant treatment of the subject
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a fantastic treatment of the colonisation of the U.S. It is at once scholarly and yet extremely entertaining. It is full of great maps and is set out in a very reader-friendly manner. The chapters are longical-making the book easy to follow - and are aided by the short sections which help maintain and reader-friendly structure.The story itself is a fantastic, all-encompassing, study of the first steps of the Europeans to the massive influx of colonists in later years. By treating each area separately we see the differing charactertistics of the environment and the people who inhabited it.
Taylor treats deeply the effect of colonisation on the Indian population and also on the African slaves, without reverting to extreme European-bashing.
I can't say enough good things about this book - if you're at all interested in this fascinating time of history you will find 'American Colonies' a educational, entertaining and ultimately rewarding read.
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