The American Colonies: From Settlement to Independence
- ISBN-10
- 0393009998
- ISBN-13
- 9780393009996
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 438
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Richard C. Simmons
Description
Traces the European development and exploitation of the New World and the steady growth of the American colonies toward a national identity
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