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Languages : en
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English Explorations and Settlements in North America, 1497-1689
Author: Justin WinsorPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539130161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Originally published in 1884.
English Explorations and Settlements in North America
Author: English Exploration and Settlement in North America, 1497-1689
Author: Narrative and Critical History of America: English explorations and settlements in North America. 1497-1689. [c1884
Author: Justin WinsorPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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England and the Discovery of America, 1481-1620
Author: David B. QuinnPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000963802
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
First published in 1974, England and the Discovery of America places the early explorations of the English in North America in the broad context of 15th and 16th century history. Marshalling evidence that cannot be pushed aside and sifting a mass of fascinating detail (including problems of cartography and the Vinland Map controversy), Professor Quinn presents circumstantial indications pointing to 1481 as the date or the discovery of America by Bristol voyagers – fishermen seeking new sources of cod, and merchant sailors with maps carrying promise of unexploited Atlantic islands. Whereas England did little to follow up her early lead, Quinn demonstrates that English initiatives from the 1580s onward, though slow, were of great importance. He brings to life the men involved in a variety of rash and heroic experiments in colonization and casts new light on their fates. He makes it clear that it was this very profusion of trial and error and trail again, as well as the conviction that settlement in temperate latitudes in North America could be effective if tenaciously enough sought, that enabled the English to strike and maintain routes in their new American world. This book will be of interest to students of English history, American history, colonial history and naval history.
A History of the English Language
Author: Richard HoggPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139451294
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English language, outlining its development over fifteen centuries. With an emphasis on more recent periods, every key stage in the history of the language is covered, with full accounts of standardisation, names, the distribution of English in Britain and North America, and its global spread. New historical surveys of the crucial aspects of the language are presented, and historical changes that have affected English are treated as a continuing process, helping to explain the shape of the language today. This complete and up-to-date history of English will be indispensable to all advanced students, scholars and teachers in this prominent field.
North America from Earliest Discovery to First Settlements
Author: David B. QuinnPublisher: New York : Harper & Row
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Details the activities of the Europeans who discovered, explored, and attempted to settle North America.
A Discourse Concerning Western Planting
Author: Richard HakluytPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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American History
Author: Paul S. BoyerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019538914X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.
The Discovery of North America
Author: William Patterson CummingPublisher: New York: American Heritage Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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