Before the Revolution: America's ancient pasts

Prologue : layered pasts -- Progenitors -- Legacies of power from medieval North America -- Legacies of conquest from medieval Europe -- Conquistadores -- Crusades of the Christ-bearers to the Americas -- Crusades of the protestants to new worlds -- Traders -- Native Americans and the power of trade...

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Main Author: Richter, Daniel K. 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press c 2011
In:Year: 2011
Reviews:[Rezension von: Richter, Daniel K., Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts] (2013) (Bulthuis, Kyle T.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B North America / Indians / Europe / Africa / Influence / Geschichte Anfänge-1763
Further subjects:B United States Civilization
B United States Civilization European influences
B United States Civilization African influences
B United States Civilization
B United States Civilization European influences
B United States Civilization African influences
B America History To 1810
B America History To 1810
B United States Civilization Indian influences
B United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
B United States Civilization Indian influences
B United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
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Summary:Prologue : layered pasts -- Progenitors -- Legacies of power from medieval North America -- Legacies of conquest from medieval Europe -- Conquistadores -- Crusades of the Christ-bearers to the Americas -- Crusades of the protestants to new worlds -- Traders -- Native Americans and the power of trade -- Epidemics, war, and the remapping of a continent -- Planters -- Searching for order in new and old England -- Planting patriarchy in New England and Virginia -- Dutch, French, Spanish, and English counterpoints -- Imperialists -- Monarchical power reborn -- Planters besieged -- Revolution, war, and a new transatlantic order -- Atlanteans -- Producing and consuming in an Atlantic empire -- People in motion, enslaved and free -- Contending for a continent -- Gloomy and dark days -- Epilogue : present pasts
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0674055802