The Birth of America: From Before Columbus to the Revolution

图书标准信息

• 作者 William R. Polk 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2006-04
• ISBN 9780060750909
• 定价 242.40元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 392页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InthisprovocativeaccountofcolonialAmerica,WilliamR.Polkexploresthekeyevents,individuals,andthemesofthiscriticalperiod.WithvividdescriptionsofthesocietiesthatpeoplefromEuropecamefromandwithanemphasisonwhattheybelievedtheyweregoingto,PolkintroducesthenativeIndiansencounteredintheNewWorldandtheblackAfricanswhowerebroughtacrosstheAtlantic.Withinsightfulanalysis,healsodiscussesthedualtruthsofcolonialsocieties'"growingup"and"growingapart."AsJohnAdamswouldpointouttoThomasJefferson,thelongyearsthatwitnessedtheformationofournationalcharacterandthegrowthofourspiritofindependencewereindeedtherealrevolution.ThatstoryformsthebasisofTheBirthofAmerica.InadditiontoitsdiscussionoftheinfluencetheBritishhadonthecolonies,TheBirthofAmericacoversthepivotalrolesplayedbytheSpanish,French,andDutchinearlyAmerica.FromthefearfulcrossingofthestormyAtlantictothegrowthoftheearlysettlements,totheFrenchandIndianWarandtheunrestofthe1760s,WilliamPolkbrilliantlytracestheprogressofthecoloniestothepointwhereitwasnolongerpossibletorecapturethepastandthebreakwithEnglandwasinevitable.Americahadbeenborn.