Follows the slave trade from its beginnings in the fifteenth century to its abolishment after the Civil War, and describes slavery's impact on the people bought and sold.
Introduces the different skills and often difficult lives of women on the farm, in business, and on the plantation as the owner's wife or as a slave in colonial America.
The fifth installation of Eliot Pattison's Bone Rattler series follows the exiled Scotsman Duncan McCallum to the stepping-stones of the American RevolutionAcclaimed author Eliot Pattison continues hi
Describes the daily life in cities and towns, the politics and government for both the colonists and Native Americans, commerce and trade in the colonies, and the exploration and settlement of America
Provides context for the Thanksgiving holiday by discussing the hardships experiences by the Pilgrims in attempting to build a successful colony and their changing relationship with the local Wampanoa
This book explores French imperialism in Latin America in the nineteenth century, taking Mexico as a case study. The standard narrative of nineteenth-century imperialism in Latin America is one of US
This book offers an analysis of the decolonisation process across three different regions around the world: Central America, Southeast Asia and the Caucasus. It explores how the nature of previous imp
Tells the story of the journey of the Mayflower, from the religious persecution of the pilgrims in England to their discovery of land suitable for establishing a colony.
The Constitution State. Land of Steady Habits. The Provision State. Connecticut has many names, each a colorful insight into the history of this stubborn, gutsy New England state. Eyewitness accounts,
Looks at the history of the Salem witch trials in the form of a story featuring a tour guide showing children around historical sites and answering their questions about the witch hysteria.
Readers will meet Samuel de Champlain, the "Father of New France," and travel the waterways with the coureurs de bois, French traders who lived like Indians. Then watch as attempts to grow the colony
Looks at a special day in the life of colonial silversmith Paul Revere, in which he sees to the running of his shop, hears rumors of British troop movement to Lexington, and sets out on his famous rid
You might know that New Hampshire's proud motto is "Live Free or Die." But did you know that it was a quest for sassafras and a shortcut to Asia that brought the first Europeans to this part of Americ
Few people know that student protest emerged in Latin America decades before the infamous student movements of Western Europe and the U.S. in the 1960s. Even fewer people know that Central American un
Few people know that student protest emerged in Latin America decades before the infamous student movements of Western Europe and the U.S. in the 1960s. Even fewer people know that Central American un
Looks at the daily life during the Colonial period, covering basic living conditions, family life, clothing and dress, food and drink, and leisure activities.
Photos and illustrations accompany clear, engaging text to offer glimpses at the many struggles slaves faced during the colonial period while also celebrating the strength found in family ties. Simult
Discusses the importance of wood in colonial times, describing how trees were cut down and made into lumber and the training of apprentice carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, and wheelwrights.
"For some time now, scholars have recognized the archive less as a neutral repository of documents of the past, and rather more as a politically interested representation of it, and recognized that th
Presenting an engaging reflection on the work of prominent modern Iranian literary artists in exchange with contemporary Continental literary criticism and philosophy, this book tracks the idea of sil
