Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars, 1690-1760 [Library Binding]

Albert Marrin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1987

An account of the savage conflict which rage on and off for seventy years as the French and the British struggled to control the continent of North America.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 8 Up A detailed history of the four wars that led to English supremacy in colonial North America. The book opens with an excellent discussion of how differences in ways of life between the Indians, the French, and the English led to inevitable conflict. One of the book's many strengths is the way in which Marrin explains how many of the practices of the time, especially those of the Indians, are now considered barbaric, but were largely accepted at that time. He then describes the major military actions of the wars. It is clear that he considers the Indians, with their losses of population and land, the real losers in the conflicts. Many titles minimize the roles Indians played in the conflicts, and Marrin fills in gaps left by their lack of coverage. Maps and reproductions are well chosen and add greatly to the text. The book is well written and well researched. Profiles provide insights into the personalities of the people involved. All of these strengths would make this a good book, but Marrin's unbiased historical analysis makes it an excellent one. He does not show prejudice against any group, and he puts the actions of various people in historical perspective. Readers will come away from this book knowing why people acted as they did, why these wars were important, and how their outcome influenced history. It is far better than Lawson's The Colonial Wars (Abelard-Schuman, 1972; o.p.). Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, Mo.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 218 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum (October 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689313136
• ISBN-13: 978-0689313134
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,229,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Albert Marrin is an award winning author of over 40 books for young adults and young readers and four books of scholarship. These writings were motivated by the fact that as a teacher, first in a junior high school in New York City for nine years and then as professor of history and chairman of the history department at Yeshiva University until he retired to become a full time writer, his paramount interest has always been to make history come alive and accessible for young people.

Winner of the 2008 National Endowment for Humanities Medal for his work, which was presented at the White House, was given "for opening young minds to the glorious pageant of history. His books have made the lessons of the past come alive with rich detail and energy for a new generation."

Dr. Marrin's numerous other awards include the Washington Post Childrens'Book Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, the James Madison Award for Lifetime Achievement, several Horn Book awards by the Boston Globe, consistently appearing on the best book of the year lists of the American Library Association, frequent recognition by Book Lists, and the Western Heritage Award for best juvenile nonfiction book presented at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame among others.