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1. Colonial America: A History to 1763 (2011)
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. #256,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1019 in Native American History (Books) #438 in U.S. Colonial Period History #1191 in United States History (Books) Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?…
2. American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths (2016)
Thomas Kidd, a widely respected scholar of colonial history, deftly offers both depth and breadth in this accessible, introductory text on the American Colonial era. Interweaving primary documents and new scholarship with a vivid narrative reconstructing the lives of European colonists, Africans, and Native Americans and their encounters in colonial North America, Kidd offers fresh perspectives on these events and the period as a whole. This compelling volume is organized around themes of religion and conflict, and distinguished by its incorporation of an expanded geographic frame. #813,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3444…
3. The Dreadful, Smelly Colonies: The Disgusting Details About Life in Colonial America (Disgusting History) (2011)
From moldy food and dirt covered clothes to poisonous pests and extreme weather, American colonists had a dreadful time in the New World. Get ready to explore the nasty side of life in the 13 American Colonies. #71,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #65 in Children’s American Revolution History (Books) Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?…
4. Colonial Latin America: A Documentary History (2002)
Colonial Latin America: A Documentary History is a sourcebook of primary texts and images intended for students and teachers as well as for scholars and general readers. The book centers upon people-people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design in the years after 1492. This text is designed to encourage a detailed exploration of the cultural development of colonial Latin America through a wide variety of documents and visual materials, most of which have been translated and presented originally for this collection….
5. United States History, Volume 1: Taking Sides – Clashing Views in United States History, Volume 1: The Colonial Period to Reconstruction (2008)
This THIRTEENTH EDITION of TAKING SIDES: CLASHING VIEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, VOLUME 1 presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor’s manual with testing material is available online for each volume. USING TAKING SIDES IN THE CLASSROOM is also an excellent instructor resource with practical suggestions on incorporating this effective approach in the classroom. Each TAKING SIDES reader features an annotated listing of selected…
6. American Military History: A Survey from Colonial Times to the Present Plus MySearchLab with eText — Access Card Package (2nd Edition) (2012)
American Military History is uniquely tailored to American military history courses. Organized chronologically, the text begins at the point of European conflict with Native Americans and concludes with military affairs in the early 21 century. The content and style will appeal to history majors and non-majors and is designed to allow instructors flexibility in the structure of their course. Upon completing this book readers will be able to: #2,406,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #49314 in History (Books) #87526 in World History (Books) #69619 in Military…
7. Annual Editions: United States History, Volume 1: Colonial through Reconstruction (Annual Editons) (2014)
The series is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. Each volume has a number of features designed to make them especially valuable for classroom use: an annotated Table of Contents, a Topic Guide, an annotated listing of supporting websites, Learning Outcomes and a brief…
8. Caribbean History: From Pre-Colonial Origins to the Present (2011)
More centrally focused on the Caribbean than any other survey of the region, Caribbean History examines a wide range of topics to give students a thorough understanding of the region’s history. The text favors a traditional, largely chronological approach to the study of Caribbean history, however, because it is impossible to be entirely chronological in the complex agglomeration of often disparate historical experiences, some thematic chapters occupy the broadly chronological framework. The author creates a readable narrative for undergraduates that contains the most…
9. The New History in an Old Museum: Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg (1997)
The New History in an Old Museum is an exploration of "historical truth" as presented at Colonial Williamsburg. More than a detailed history of a museum and tourist attraction, it examines the packaging of American history, and consumerism and the manufacturing of cultural beliefs. Through extensive fieldwork—including numerous site visits, interviews with employees and visitors, and archival research—Richard Handler and Eric Gable illustrate how corporate sensibility blends with pedagogical principle in Colonial Williamsburg to blur the lines between education and entertainment,…
10. Latin America: A Social History of the Colonial Period (with InfoTrac) (2004)
This comprehensive narrative covers Latin America’s pre-Colombian and colonial periods, including its civil war and struggle for independence. Brown’s clear, lively prose stresses social history (as opposed to political history). The textbook presents Latin American history from the “bottom up,”emphasizing the stories of indigenous peoples, African slaves, and mixed-race workers and peasants. According to Brown, colonialism was a process of accommodation and conflict between numerous ethnic groups and the European settlers who took control of the land and the…
Best Colonial History Books You Should Read
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017
Author(s): Rashid Khalidi
Publisher: Metropolitan Books, Year: 2020, Size: 15 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2464596
Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea: 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, 2018
Author(s): Alexander James Kent, Soetkin Vervust, Imre Josef Demhardt, Nick Millea
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Year: 2020, Size: 14 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2468393
America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today
Author(s): Pamela S. Nadell
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company, Year: 2019, Size: 15 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2339060
American Abolitionism: Its Direct Political Impact from Colonial Times Into Reconstruction
Author(s): Stanley Harrold
Publisher: University of Virginia Press, Year: 2019, Size: 20 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2367273
Capital and Colonialism: The Return on British Investments in Africa,1869–1969
Author(s): Klas Rönnbäck, Oskar Broberg
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, Springer, Year: 2019, Size: 7 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2394920
A Brief History of Schooling in the United States: From Pre-Colonial Times to the Present
Author(s): Edward Janak
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot, Year: 2019, Size: 1 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2395209
Women, Work and Colonialism in the Netherlands and Java: Comparisons, Contrasts, and Connections, 1830–1940
Author(s): Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2019, Size: 7 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2406958
Early Public Libraries and Colonial Citizenship in the British Southern Hemisphere
Author(s): Lara Atkin, Sarah Comyn, Porscha Fermanis, Nathan Garvey
Publisher: Springer International Publishing; Palgrave Pivot, Year: 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2408569
Resistance and Colonialism: Insurgent Peoples in World History
Author(s): Nuno Domingos, Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo, Ricardo Roque
Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2019, Size: 4 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2467912
Shaping Natural History and Settler Society: Mary Elizabeth Barber and the Nineteenth-Century Cape
Author(s): Tanja Hammel
Publisher: Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan, Year: 2019, Size: 6 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2468277
Please note that this booklist is not absolute. Some books are absolutely record-breakers according to Los Angeles Times, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.