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Colonial America: From Jamestown to Yorktown
Mary Geiter
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Description for Colonial America: From Jamestown to Yorktown
Hardcover. This volume deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the 13 which became the USA. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Colonial America deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the thirteen which became the USA. Instead of anticipating the birth of a nation, as is too often the case, Mary K. Geiter and W. A. Speck treat the history of the colonies as part of the wider history of the British Empire. They also include in their discussion those colonies which did not rebel against British rule, such as the islands in the West Indies.
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Colonial America deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the thirteen which became the USA. Instead of anticipating the birth of a nation, as is too often the case, Mary K. Geiter and W. A. Speck treat the history of the colonies as part of the wider history of the British Empire. They also include in their discussion those colonies which did not rebel against British rule, such as the islands in the West Indies.
Using this valuable and informative approach to the study ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
American History in Depth
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333790557
SKU
V9780333790557
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About Mary Geiter
MARY K. GEITER is Assistant Professor at Immaculata College, Pennsylvania. W. A. SPECK is Emeritus Professor of History at Leeds University and Visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria.
Reviews for Colonial America: From Jamestown to Yorktown
'This book comprises an exemplary introduction to the history of early British America, and I have no hesitation in recommending it.' - Betty Wood, Girton College, Cambridge