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A republication of the 1790 text in which the British political thinker presents his arguments against the revolution in France. Includes a selection of pamphlets, speeches, public letters, private correspondence, and essays.

Tells the story of the King Philip's War of 1675 between New England colonists and the Wampanoag Indians, and examines how the writing about the war, done primarily by the colonists after the conflict, affected future relations and attitudes between Indians and Anglos.

"The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. . . But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. . . Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten"--Provided by publisher.

". . . rethinks the American Revolution as we have known it. George Washington claimed that anyone who attempted to provide an accurate account of the war for independence would be accused of writing fiction. At the time, no one called it the 'American Revolution': former colonists still regarded themselves as Virginians or Pennsylvanians, not Americans, while John Adams insisted that the British were the real revolutionaries, for attempting to impose radical change without their colonists' consent. . . . Ellis takes a . . . look at the events between 1773 and 1783, recovering a war more brutal than any in American history save the Civil War and discovering a strange breed of 'prudent' revolutionaries, whose prudence proved wise yet tragic when it came to slavery, the original sin that still haunts our land. Written with flair and drama, . . . brings together a cast of familiar and forgotten characters who, taken together, challenge the story we have long told ourselves about our origins as a people and a nation"--.

"Offers 12 different views on the waves of European settlers during colonial times. Each page provides information about what happened during European colonization and how it affected different people, along with interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images."--Provided by publisher.

A history of Spanish exploration in early America, covering key explorers and Spanish colonies.

"The colonization of Latin America and the Caribbean followed the European discovery of the Americas. As the first wave of Western colonialism, the majority of the nations of Latin America had already won their independence from Spain and Portugal before colonialism had fully taken root in other parts of the world. But colonialism lasted longer in the Caribbean and its legacy lingers in Latin America. Special attention is paid to colonial society, which bore little resemblance to the indigenous societies but was a major influence on Latin American societies. An indispensable resource for students of history or Latin America."--Amazon.

Examines the nature of the interaction between Africa and Europe in the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries; and considers the role that those Africans who went to live in the non-African parts of the Atlantic played in their new societies, focusing on the economic, political, and cultural life of the transplanted Africans.

Explains what a conquistador was and describes the expeditions that they conducted in the name of the Spanish government. Depicts the cruelty of many conquistadors toward the native people in their search for gold and their mission to claim lands for Spain. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and an index.