Pertinax Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 May I ask what titles/resources my American Cousins suggest as essential , scholarly works on the history of their Nation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 In what area, my lord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 A couple of choice samples in my opinion... On the Revolutionary Period 1776 by David McCullough Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth On the Civil War The Civil War by Shelby Foote This is perhaps the best narrative history on any subject I have ever read. Its a rather large 3 volume set: Vol 1 - Fort Sumter to Perryville Vol 2 - Fredericksburg to Meridian Vol 3 - Red River to Appomattox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurius Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) In the same vein as 1776 I recommend Paul Revere's Ride by Fischer. It gives a good view on the organization of resistance to Britain and the best write-up ever of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and the Retreat to Boston. And more importantly, how the Colonies won the public relations battle after winning the fight. Just what period or intrest are we suggesting books for? (edited for coding) Edited August 24, 2006 by Spurius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Thank you Gentlemen, my interests would be 1.early colonisation and the role of the colonial powers 2. the political detail of the ACW. I have this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1862071...ay&v=glance and find it to be a rewarding and enlightening read.Similar items as regards "real" social behaviour would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1862071...ay&v=glanceand find it to be a rewarding and enlightening read.Similar items as regards "real" social behaviour would be interesting. I'm not sure this would qualify in your interests on real social behavior, but its a fascinating insight into "frontier" culture. Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur, 1833-1872 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1862071...ay&v=glance and find it to be a rewarding and enlightening read.Similar items as regards "real" social behaviour would be interesting. I'm not sure this would qualify in your interests on real social behavior, but its a fascinating insight into "frontier" culture. Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri: The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur, 1833-1872 That is a very pertinent title. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlapse Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 The Underground History of American Education I know that you are alread aware of this, but I thought I'd post it here as well since I find it relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 The Underground History of American Education I know that you are alread aware of this, but I thought I'd post it here as well since I find it relevant. I am indeed , but it bears repeating, thank you! That site bears out a quote from HBO Rome (as regards "freedom to act") "The Romans were violent, but they were free". Also , I cant read too much on that site at one go as it makes me agree with Kafka, "just because im not paranoid, :bash: doesnt mean they arent out to get me" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 American History, sources american history in americas or in the USA because that aint the same, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 American History, sources american history in americas or in the USA because that aint the same, right? Voila -North American history! You are correct of course.Not "The Americas" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 ok, well here it goes, there should be one or two that you might find interesting... Colonial Period James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights A Guide To The Battles Of The American Revolution Founding Myths: Stories That Hide Our Patriotic Past New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan Empires Collide: The French and Indian War 1754-1763 The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War After the Conquest of Canada The Anza Trail and the Settling of California The Deadly Politics of Giving: Exchange and Violence at Ajacan, Roanoke, and Jamestown New England Outpost: War and Society in Colonial Deerfield The Peopling of British North America Ye Heart of a Man: The Domestic Life of Men in Colonial New England The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards and of course no book list for pertinax could be without something like this America's Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Thank you, this is full of interesting titles, not least the food volume "New York Burning" and the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" look particularly interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Thank you, this is full of interesting titles, not least the food volume "New York Burning" and the "Conspiracy of Pontiac" look particularly interesting glad you like them, strange is that at some books in amazon.uk there are no descriptions like in amazon.com so here the books that have no description at amazon.uk but in amazon.com New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution The Anza Trail and the Settling of California The Peopling of British North America Ye Heart of a Man: The Domestic Life of Men in Colonial New England Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 An Empire of Wealth by Gordon Steele Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis. Why I mention those two? Because I friggin am taking AP US history right now, and had to write 8 pages of reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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