Massachusetts Towns and Militiamen during King Philip's War
While it lasted only sixteen months, King Philip's War (1675-1676) was arguably one of the most significant of the colonial wars that wracked early America. This book challenges the traditional interpretations of who was called to serve during this period.
How the Nation's First Prehistoric Creature Became a Symbol of National
Dinosaurs and a quest for national identity are the order of the day with Semonin's American Monster. This is a novel look at how the unearthing of the first complete mastadon skeleton became synonymous with the aspirations of a newly independent United States.
Who, what, when, where and why people were motivated to make a two-month crossing on the North Atlantic to carve a life in a largely uncharted, inhospitable wilderness? How and why did they build the varied societies that they did in the New World colonies? How and why did we become America? America's Forgotten Colonial History tells that story.
Chinese Silk in the Early Modern Transpacific Trade, 1500-1700
An Object of Seduction explores the early modern trans-Pacific export of Chinese silk to New Spain. It argues that the increasing demand for silk contributed to the parallel development of silk fashion and sericulture in China and New Spain, and also created conflicts on imperial regulations about foreign trade and hierarchical systems.
Tobias Capwell continues his history of jousting through surviving artefacts at the Royal Armouries. He reveals how the jousts and tournaments of the Renaissance transported knightly combat into a performance art, with demonstrations of aristocratic skill, superhuman strength and cutting-edge equipment.
Provides verifiable evidence that dispels the long-held myth that none of Custer's soldiers survived the massacre that took place in Montana on June 25, 1876.
Civic Charity and the Making of America--Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincol
Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. This title examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity.
Examines the life of Catherine of Aragon, focusing on her personal possessions and the items she bequeathed to those she left behind, to better understand her as a daughter, wife, widow, mother, and friend; a collector of art and books; a devout Catholic; and a patron of writers and universities.