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Fatal encounters, brutal wars, crass exploitation, missionaries, and new masters

Fatal encounters, brutal wars, crass exploitation, missionaries, and new masters

Review of American Colonies: The Settling of North America, Vol. 1 by Alan Taylor

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Rob Crawford
Jul 13, 2023
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As comprehensive survey histories go, you can't do much better than this one. It combines detail, analysis, and succinct narratives into an absolutely wonderful reading experience. Best of all, even though I knew the outlines of the history quite well, I learned something on every page and felt enthralled for all 500 pages.

America was discovered at the …

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