496円 A short history of the siege of Detroit by Pontiac, chief of the Ottawas, as he banded together diverse tribes to try to stave off the inevitable English onslaught.

330円 A brief biographic sketch of the leader of the Jamestown colony. This sketch covers his capture and slavery to the struggles with the native Americans.

2,779円 In The Story of America, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories--from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address--to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. O...

2,334円 During the twenty years before the American Revolution, thirty-seven men acted as paid agent or lobbyists for the American colonies in England. The most famous among them were Benjamin Franklin, who represented four different colonies and served for seventeen years as agenet for Pennsylvania, and...

5,583円 Imperial Entanglements chronicles the history of the Haudenosaunee Iroquois in the eighteenth century, a dramatic period during which they became further entangled in a burgeoning market economy, participated in imperial warfare, and encountered a waxing British Empire. Rescuing the Seven Years' ...

1,126円 In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant contin...

1,126円 In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant contin...

357円 "The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught" by Charles C. Nott is a captivating anthology that invites readers into the lesser-known corridors of American constitutional history. The centerpiece, "The Mystery of Pinckney's Draught," sheds light on Charles Pinckney, a pivotal yet often overlooked figure...

310円 In 'Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings', Mary Johnston masterfully interweaves historical narrative with vivid storytelling to explore the English colonial experience in the Southern United States. Set against a backdrop of burgeoning settlements and complex int...

310円 In "The Quaker Colonies: A Chronicle of the Proprietors of the Delaware," Sydney George Fisher delves into the rich tapestry of the Quaker settlement in the Delaware Valley, exploring the intricate interplay between religious conviction and colonial ambition. The book is structured as a detailed ...

150円 In "The Story of American History for Elementary Schools," Albert F. Blaisdell masterfully distills the vast narratives of American history into an accessible and engaging format tailored for young readers. This richly illustrated text employs a straightforward narrative style that emphasizes cla...

794円 This time, let’s focus on how the early settlers lived in North America. Remember that to them, the North American weather and environment were new and challenging. They had to adapt in order to survive. But how did they do it? What were the jobs available then? What was the role of women? When d...