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  • The History of Jamaica

    From its Discovery by Christopher Columbus to the Year 1872

    by William James Gardner ...
    This systematic history of Jamaica was written after the abolition of slavery by a man imbued with a sense of 18th-century liberalism. It is based on public records and archives, and the mass of pamphlet literature which had been published over the years. ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

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  • History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

    by Mercy Otis Warren ...
    Mercy Warren wrote early drafts of this 1300+ page book near the time of the events described. Mercy writes in the third person even when dealing with events involving her immediate family. James Otis (early advocate of the rights of the colonies) was her brother, and James Warren (speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives) was her husband. She was a close friend of John Adams, but ... Read more

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  • History of Prince Edward Island

    by Duncan Campbell ...
    First published in 1875. According to the preface: "The principal aim of the Author has been to produce a History of Prince Edward Island, which might claim some degree of merit as to conciseness, accuracy, and impartiality, from the period it became a British possession until its recent union with the other confederated provinces of British North America." ... Read more

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  • History of Prince Edward Island

    by Duncan Campbell ...
    It was necessary that a considerable portion of the work should deal with the Land Question. To its consideration the came in comparative ignorance of the entire subject, and therefore unprejudiced by ideas and associations of which it might be impossible for a native of the island entirely to divest himself. The soundness of the conclusions arrived at may be questioned; but it can be truly said ... Read more

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  • Black Rebellion

    Eyewitness Accounts of Major Slave Revolts

    by Dr. Sujan Dass ...
    A collection of historical literature documenting major slave revolts and uprisings throughout the Americas.Who will tell the stories of those who refused to be slaves? The Atlantic slave trade transported millions of humans from the coasts of West Africa into the New World, stripping them of their dignity, freedom, language and culture. The accepted notion is that these Blacks willingly submitted ... Read more

    $7.95 USD

  • The History of Tasmania, volume 1 of 2

    by John West ...
    First published in 1852. "Nearly fifty years have elapsed, since Van Diemen's Land was numbered with the colonies of the British empire. A generation has risen up and is passing away. Thousands, while they venerate the land of their European ancestors, with an amiable fondness love Tasmania as their native country. They will, hereafter, guide its affairs, extend its commerce, and defend its soil; ... Read more

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  • The Economic Aspect of the Abolition of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery

    by Eric Williams ...
    Series series World Social Change
    In his influential and widely debated Capitalism and Slavery, Eric Williams examined the relation of capitalism and slavery in the British West Indies. Binding an economic view of history with strong moral argument, his study of the role of slavery in financing the Industrial Revolution refuted traditional ideas of economic and moral progress and firmly established the centrality of the African ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

  • The Illustrated History of United States

    by Julian Hawthorne ...
    The History of United States by Julian Hawthorne is in the public dominion, why I buy it? For the followings motives: In addition of the original text there are others complementary texts. These text are: Battles of Lexington and Concord in 13 chapters, Salem witch trials in 23 chapters, Witch and Witchcraft, American war of Indipendence in 9 chapters. Over 420 pages. The eBook is splendidly ... Read more

    $2.36 USD

  • The Loyalists of America and Their Times From 1620-1816 (Complete)

    by Egerton Ryerson ...
    In proceeding to trace the development and characteristics of Puritanism in an English colony, I beg to remark that I write, not as an Englishman, but as a Canadian colonist by birth and life-long residence, and as an early and constant advocate of those equal rights, civil and religious, and that system of government in the enjoyment of which Canada is conspicuous. In tracing the origin and ... Read more

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  • The History of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade

    Volumes 1 and 2

    by Thomas Clarkson ...
    This book, here in an edition with both original volumes, is widely considered as Clarkson's most important work. Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He was not only instrmuental in achieving the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which ended British trade in slaves, but also campaigned for the abolition of ... Read more

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  • The Beginnings of the USA

    Enriched edition.

    by Carl Lotus Becker, Jenna Saunders ...
    In 'The Beginnings of the USA', Carl Lotus Becker meticulously explores the early history of the United States, focusing on the country's origins and the political, social, and cultural factors that shaped its development. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the founding of the nation, drawing on primary sources and historical ... Read more

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  • History of Prince Edward Island (Illustrated)

    by Duncan Campbell ...
    “Prince Edward Island is situated in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It lies between 46° and 47° 7’ north latitude, and 62° and 64° 27’ longitude west, from Greenwich. As viewed from the north-east, it presents the form of a crescent. Its length, in a course through the centre of the Island, is about one hundred and forty miles, and its breadth, in the widest part, which is from Beacon Point to East ... Read more

    $1.99 USD