Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings [Hardcover]

James Kelly (Author), Barbara Clark Smith (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian; First Edition edition (March 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588342417
• ISBN-13: 978-1588342416
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,233,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Americas Approach, July 30, 2007

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Russell M. Magnaghi (Marquette, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings (Hardcover)

Americans are usually presented with our history beginning with the English settlement of Jamestown. However we are a diverse nation with numerous origins. Besides English settlement the Spanish were in the Borderlands or underbelly of the US from California to Florida while the French settled Quebec and the Mid-Continent. This work takes a broader comparative approach to our history. It also includes the European interaction with Native Americans and thus includes four peoples who were involved with the early history of the United States. For those seeking addition information the book contains a fine set of bibliographical notes. The images greatly enhance the narrative. I strongly recommed this work to anyone seeking a comparative study of American history. This work, following the tradition of 20th century Americas historian, Herbert E. Bolton is a welcome addition.

Russell M. Magnaghi
Professor of History
Northern Michigan University

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book., February 17, 2008

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This review is from: Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe: Three North American Beginnings (Hardcover)

I had to use this book for a history class of mine. The pictures inside were of great detail and the information was very good as well. This is a book that I will keep in my collection for a long time.