Colonial America: A History to 1763 - Softcover

Middleton, Richard; Lombard, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405190043 ISBN 13: 9781405190046

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Colonial America: A History to 1763, 4th Edition provides updated and revised coverage of the background, founding, and development of the thirteen English North American colonies.

• Fully revised and expanded fourth edition, with updated bibliography
• Includes new coverage of the simultaneous development of French, Spanish, and Dutch colonies in North America, and extensively re-written and updated chapters on families and women
• Features enhanced coverage of the English colony of Barbados and trans-Atlantic influences on colonial development
• Provides a greater focus on the perspectives of Native Americans and their influences in shaping the development of the colonies
  

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The story of how the thirteen North American colonies established by Great Britain went on to form the nucleus of the United States is both fascinating and complex. Since its initial publication in 1992, Colonial America has garnered wide acclaim for its accessibility and well-balanced approach in revealing the myriad influences that shaped early American history to a wide audience. The fourth edition is certain to enhance its sterling reputation as the standard textbook for students of this seminal period of American history.

Fully updated and revised to reflect the most recent scholarship, the fourth edition features extensive new coverage of the simultaneous development of French, Spanish, and Dutch colonies in North America. Other additions include enhanced coverage of the English colony of Barbados and trans-Atlantic influences on colonial development, as well as re-written and updated chapters on families and women. More focused attention is also given to the perspectives of Native Americans and their important influences in shaping the history and development of the colonies.

With its continued in-depth coverage of the background, founding, and development of the thirteen English North American colonies, Colonial America: A History to 1763, 4th Edition offers the most complete portrait of the diverse people, events, and influences that lead to the creation of the United States.

About the Author:

Richard Middleton was for many years head of the American Studies department at Queen’s University, Belfast. He is the author of several books, including The Bells of Victory: The Pitt Newcastle Ministry and the Conduct of the Seven Years War (1985), and Pontiac’s War: Its Causes, Course and Consequences, 1763-1765 (2007). Now retired, Middleton is currently working on a book about the American War of Independence.

Anne Lombard is Associate Professor, California State University, San Marcos. She is the author of Making Manhood: Growing Up Male in Colonial New England (2003). Her current research examines riots and other forms of collective violence by white men in British America during the eighteenth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1405190043
• ISBN 13: 9781405190046
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 603