Publisher's Synopsis
This set includes Colonial America: A History, 1565 – 1776, 3rd Edition by Richard Middleton (978–0–631–22141–8) and The Colonial Era: A Documentary Reader edited by Paul G. E. Clemens (978–1–4051–5662–2).
Accompanied by maps, contemporary illustrations, chronologies, documents, and a fully updated and expanded bibliography, Richard Middleton’s Colonial America is a comprehensive and readable history of the colonial period. It offers a fascinating analysis of the evolution of a new and distinctive society.
Comprehensive and accessible, The Colonial Era offers a clear and original framework for studying the important issues in colonial American history. It provides students with more than 60 essential documents on the period, along with a brief introduction by the editor, short headnotes for each selection, discussion questions, and an extensive bibliography for further research.
