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  • Bacon's Rebellion, 1676-1677

    Race, Class, and Frontier Conflict in Colonial Virginia

    by Verdis LeVar Robinson, Paul Otto ...
    Series series Reacting to the Past™
    In the early seventeenth century, Virginia’s Chesapeake region saw the emergence of a multiracial society centered around the profitable tobacco industry. While Native Americans, free and enslaved Africans, and Europeans coexisted and interacted, a hierarchical order formed with a small elite planting class, led by Governor William Berkeley, wielding power over land, labor, and governance. Seeking ... Read more

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  • The Barbarous Years

    The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675

    by Bernard Bailyn ...
    **Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeA compelling, fresh account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to British North America, their involvements with each other, and their struggles with the indigenous peoples of the eastern seaboard.**The immigrants were a mixed multitude. They came from England, the Netherlands, the German and Italian states, France, Africa, Sweden ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • God, War, and Providence

    The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

    by James A. Warren ...
    The tragic and fascinating history of the first epic struggle between white settlers and Native Americans in the early seventeenth century: “a riveting historical validation of emancipatory impulses frustrated in their own time” (Booklist, starred review) as determined Narragansett Indians refused to back down and accept English authority.A devout Puritan minister in seventeenth-century New ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • Samuel Adams

    A Life

    by Ira Stoll ...
    In this “triumph of learning and understanding” (James Grant, author of John Adams: A Party of One**), the comprehensive biography of Samuel Adams, the moral compass of the American Revolution. Perfect for fans of Walter Isaacson and David McCullough.**Long overlooked, Samuel Adams was, according to Thomas Jefferson, “truly the man of the Revolution.” Now, with eloquence and insight, Ira Stoll ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • American Slavery, American Freedom

    by Edmund S. Morgan ...
    "Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."—New York Times Book Review"If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin," writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • The Birth of America

    From Before Columbus to the Revolution

    by William R. Polk ...
    In this provocative account of colonial America, William R. Polk explores the key events, individuals, and themes of this critical period. With vivid descriptions of the societies that people from Europe came from and with an emphasis on what they believed they were going to, Polk introduces the native Indians encountered in the New World and the black Africans who were brought across the Atlantic ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Slavery

    by James Walvin ...
    As we approach the bicentenary of the abolition of the Atlantic trade, Walvin has selected the historical texts that recreate the mindset that made such a savage institution possible - morally acceptable even. Setting these historical documents against Walvin's own incisive historical narrative, the two layers of this extraordinary, definitive account of the Atlantic slave trade enable us to ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The First American Revolution

    Before Lexington and Concord

    by Ray Raphael ...
    The original rebels: "Brings into clear focus events and identities of ordinary people who should share the historic limelight with the Founding Fathers." — Publishers WeeklyAccording to the traditional telling, the American Revolution began with "the shot heard 'round the world." But the people started taking action earlier than many think. The First American Revolution uses the wide-angle lens ... Read more

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  • American Insurgents, American Patriots

    The Revolution of the People

    by T. H. Breen ...
    "A scholarly, unnerving account of the American Revolution's darker side . . . that introduced a new political order." ― The New YorkerBefore there could be a revolution, there was a rebellion; before patriots, there were insurgents. Challenging and displacing decades of received wisdom, T. H. Breen's strikingly original book explains how ordinary Americans—most of them members of farm families ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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  • New England Bound

    Slavery and Colonization in Early America

    by Wendy Warren ...
    Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in HistoryA New York Times Notable BookA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice SelectionA Providence Journal Best Book of the YearWinner of the Organization of American Historians Merle Curti Award for Social HistoryFinalist for the Harriet Tubman PrizeFinalist for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize"This book is an original achievem... ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • The Spirit of '74

    How the American Revolution Began

    by Ray Raphael, Marie Raphael ...
    How ordinary people went from resistance to revolution: "[A] concise, lively narrative . . . the authors expertly build tension." — Publishers WeeklyAmericans know about the Boston Tea Party and "the shot heard 'round the world," but sixteen months divided these two iconic events, a period that has nearly been lost to history. The Spirit of '74 fills in this gap in our nation's founding narrative, ... Read more

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  • The Future Of The American Negro (Mobi Classics)

    by Booker T. Washington ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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