American Eras: The Colonial Era, 1600-1754 (American Eras, 2) - Hardcover

9780787614799: American Eras: The Colonial Era, 1600-1754 (American Eras, 2)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787614793 ISBN 13: 9780787614799

Publisher: Gale Research Inc, 1998

Experience the history and events of distinct eras in America

American Eras is a fascinating, student-friendly reference thats patterned after the Gales award-winning American Decades series. Like its predecessor, America Eras offers insightful essays on events, publications, lifestyles and individuals important to U.S. history, but reviews them in a broader scope of time.

American Eras is designed as an efficient and cost-effective alternative to maintaining a collection of widely variable, and often incomplete, chronologies, picture books, encyclopedias and statistical sources.

Each chapter in American Eras provides your students with a unique perspective on the ideas, individuals and events that made each period in American history unique. Youll discover sidebars and illustrations that highlight the norms and values of the day; biographical entries on featured individuals to help readers understand his or her political/social prominence; alphabetically arranged topical essays (covering important events, concepts, innovations, etc.); and charts, graphs, lists, and statistical information providing key social information, such as prices and population shifts.

Each volume contains a chronology of world events that sets a historical framework; a bibliography and a list of contributors for faster reference if more in-depth study is required

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From Library Journal:

The latest volume in Gale's "American Eras" series (the last was Development of the Industrial United States, 1879-1899, LJ 9/1/97) concentrates on the European colonization of North America. It echoes earlier editions and the "American Decades" series (LJ 6/15/96) by opening with a detailed chronology of world events, placing activities in America in historical context. Then, the following chapters cover the arts, business and communications, the people of Colonial America, education, government and politics, law and justice, lifestyles, social trends and fashion, Native Americans, religion, science and medicine, and sports and recreation. Each chapter includes a subject chronology, an overview of major events, longer essays on selected topics, biographies on important individuals, and bibliographies. The chapters, written by experts, also contain selected photographs, period paintings, drawings, and maps. The work closes with a detailed bibliography and a well-selected subject index. High school and college students and the public will find the volume a useful introduction to this interesting period of American history. Recommended for school, academic, and public libraries.?Stephen L. Hupp, Univ. of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Lib., PA
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From Booklist:

With this volume, the popular series covers a period that begins with the earliest European settlements and ends just before the start of the French and Indian War. Like other American Eras volumes, this one shows the editors' efforts to highlight the diversity of the American experience. Among the "headline makers" who are treated in biographical sketches are clergyman Cotton Mather, ex-slave and political leader Francisco Menendez, Native American schoolmaster Samson Occom, and indigo planter Eliza Lucas Pinckney.

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