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A multicultural, multinational history of colonial america from the pulitzer prizewinning author of the internal enemy and american revolutionsin the first. Alan taylor s the american colonies chapter summaries. Summer reading american colonies by alan taylor flashcards. In the first volume in the penguin history of the united states, edited by eric foner, alan taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the. The american revolution builds like a ground fire overspreading britains colonies, fueled by local conditions and resistant to control. In this very short introduction, alan taylor presents an engaging overview of the best of this new scholarship. The escalating integration of north america by treaty, investment. Publication date 2001 topics united states history colonial period, ca. Alan taylors the american colonies chapter summaries. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading american colonies.
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