Founding The American Colonies: 1583 ★ 1660
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
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Between 1583 and 1660, a collection of determined, desperate, and visionary men and women crossed an ocean to carve a new world out of the wilderness of North America — and Founding the American Colonies: 1583–1660 chronicles their extraordinary endeavor with scholarly precision and narrative vitality. Part of the prestigious New American Nation Series, this authoritative volume by John E. Pomfret, with contributions from Floyd M. Shumway, details the turbulent decades of English colonial settlement, tracing the arc from the first failed ventures on the Atlantic seaboard to the establishment of enduring communities that would eventually form the bedrock of a nation. Pomfret presents a richly textured account of the political, economic, religious, and social forces that shaped early colonial life, illustrating how the conflicts and compromises of the Old World were transplanted — and transformed — in the New. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and illustrated throughout, the work argues that the colonial period was not a mere prelude to American history, but its very crucible. Readers who wish to understand the fault lines of identity, governance, and culture that still define the United States will find their answers rooted in these foundational, turbulent decades.
Author: John E. Pomfret
Format: Paperback
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Between 1583 and 1660, a collection of determined, desperate, and visionary men and women crossed an ocean to carve a new world out of the wilderness of North America — and Founding the American Colonies: 1583–1660 chronicles their extraordinary endeavor with scholarly precision and narrative vitality. Part of the prestigious New American Nation Series, this authoritative volume by John E. Pomfret, with contributions from Floyd M. Shumway, details the turbulent decades of English colonial settlement, tracing the arc from the first failed ventures on the Atlantic seaboard to the establishment of enduring communities that would eventually form the bedrock of a nation. Pomfret presents a richly textured account of the political, economic, religious, and social forces that shaped early colonial life, illustrating how the conflicts and compromises of the Old World were transplanted — and transformed — in the New. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and illustrated throughout, the work argues that the colonial period was not a mere prelude to American history, but its very crucible. Readers who wish to understand the fault lines of identity, governance, and culture that still define the United States will find their answers rooted in these foundational, turbulent decades.