![]() Moving beyond the Atlantic seaboard to examine the entire continent, American Colonies reveals a pivotal period in the global interaction of peoples, cultures, plants, animals, and microbes. Transcending the usual Anglocentric version of our colonial past, he recovers the importance of Native American tribes, African slaves, and the rival empires of France, Spain, the Netherlands, and even Russia in the colonization of North America. With this volume, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America. "First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc., 2001"- T.p. ![]() United States - History - Colonial period, ca. ![]()
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