The cause for which the colonists fought, liberty and independence, was glorious indeed. Here is an equally glorious narrative of an event that changed the world, capturing the profound and passionate struggle to found a free nation.

A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American Revolutions In the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan ...

More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents.

This work demonstrates Edmund Burke's ability to set contemporary problems within a wider context of political theory. It was a dire warning of the consequences that would follow the mismanagement of change.

This is a superb work of history, reminding us of the horrors and heroism that marked the dawning of our nation.

"Originally published in 1901"--T.p. verso.

This new edition of The Civil War is a must-have for anyone interested in the war that divided America.

This work catapults Gordon-Reed into the very first rank of historians of slavery.

"Compelling, provocative, and learned. This book is a stunning and sophisticated reevaluation of the American empire. Hopkins tells an old story in a truly new way--American history will never be the same again.

This controversial treatise focuses on the social and cultural issues involved in the invasion of the Americas by European nations.