When the Europeans first arrived in America, they had a number of preconceptions, prejudices, expectations and hopes about what life in the New World would be l

The common theme of these essays is the evolution of American cultural identities from a diverse colonial inheritance. Changing representations of what it means

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"A collection of essays that discuss representative eighteenth- and nineteenth-century French and English views of American democracy and society, and offer a c

This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invalu