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John Nelson was an entrepreneur born in the mid-seventeenth century--a man, in Richard Johnson's words, "operating ahead of the government and settled society from which he came," who "responded to conventions and conditions derived from several different and often...
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Oxford University Press
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1991-01-31
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When Benjamin Franklin flew his kite in a thunderstorm in his famous experiment, his illegitimate son William was his only companion. Together they traveled through the western wilds of Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War, fought in the colony's fractious...
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Oxford University Press
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1990-08-09
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In the United States, the press has sometimes been described as an unoffical fourth branch of government, a branch that serves as a check on the other three and provides the information necessary for a democracy to function. Freedom of the press--guaranteed but not...
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Oxford University Press
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1990-05-24
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Universally recognized as a seminal figure in American intellectual history, Jonathan Edwards has been the focus of considerable scholarly attention in a variety of academic disciplines, including religion, history, literature, and philosophy. Because these disciplines...
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Oxford University Press
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1989-10-05
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This volume comprises a new collection of essays--four previously unpublished--by James Axtell, author of the acclaimed The European and the Indian and The Invasion Within: The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America, and the foremost contemporary authority on...
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Oxford University Press
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1988-08-25
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Is government forbidden to assist all religions equally, as the Supreme Court has held? Or does the First Amendment merely ban exclusive aid to one religion, as critics of the Court assert? The First Freedoms studies the church-state context of colonial and...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-12-03
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Exploding the curious myth that the ocean is a barrier rather than a highway for communication, this unusual interdisciplinary study examines the English Atlantic context of early American life. From the winterless Caribbean to the ice-locked Hudson Bay, maritime...
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Oxford University Press
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1986-09-18
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The Land Office Business:The Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789-1837...
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Oxford University Press
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1968-01-15
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The Land Office BusinessThe Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789-1837...
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Oxford University Press
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1900-01-01
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In Volume II of A History of the United States, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Edward Channing presents a detailed and authoritative account of a century of colonial development, from 1660 to 1760—a pivotal era that shaped the political, social, and economic...
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Asimis Books
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2025-11-07
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A History of the United States: Volume I: The Planting of a Nation in the New World, 1000–1660 offers a comprehensive exploration of the early chapters of American history. This volume covers the pre-Columbian era, the age of European exploration, and the establishment...
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Asimis Books
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2025-11-04
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the story of the Mayflower in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the voyage of the Mayflower. In 1620, a group of Puritans now known as the Pilgrim Fathers...
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50Minutes.com
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2018-02-07
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History
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