Turning Points-Actual and Alternate Histories: Colonial America from Settlement to the Revolution
| PUBLISHER | ABC-CLIO (10/01/2006) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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This work is a thought-provoking look at the original 13 colonies, presenting the facts and engaging the reader by using alternate history--what if key events had turned out differently?--to help develop critical thinking skills.
This entry in ABC-CLIO's exciting series Turning Points--Actual and Alternate Histories covers the development of the original 13 states, from first European contact up to the Revolutionary War. Using the fascinating tool of alternate history--postulating the course of events, had one key fact been different--the book engages students' imaginations and critical thinking skills. This critical period in American history is particularly suited to the alternative history approach: The population of the colonies was small, so the import of individual actions, or of singular events, was proportionately large. If the English had lost one battle to the Swedes, the United States might have been a Swedish colony. If James, Duke of York, had died of the plague in 1654, the U.S. and French revolutions might not have happened.
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ISBN-13:
9781851098279
ISBN-10:
1851098275
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
288
Carton Quantity:
12
Product Dimensions:
7.12 x 0.85 x 10.40 inches
Weight:
1.47 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Reference | General
Reference | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Reference | Americas (North Central South West Indies)
Dewey Decimal:
973.922
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006020294
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This work is a thought-provoking look at the original 13 colonies, presenting the facts and engaging the reader by using alternate history--what if key events had turned out differently?--to help develop critical thinking skills.
This entry in ABC-CLIO's exciting series Turning Points--Actual and Alternate Histories covers the development of the original 13 states, from first European contact up to the Revolutionary War. Using the fascinating tool of alternate history--postulating the course of events, had one key fact been different--the book engages students' imaginations and critical thinking skills. This critical period in American history is particularly suited to the alternative history approach: The population of the colonies was small, so the import of individual actions, or of singular events, was proportionately large. If the English had lost one battle to the Swedes, the United States might have been a Swedish colony. If James, Duke of York, had died of the plague in 1654, the U.S. and French revolutions might not have happened.
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Editor:
Carlisle, Rodney P.
Dr. Rodney P. Carlisle is a professor emeritus of Rutgers University. He received his AB degree from Harvard College and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. He most recently served as general editor of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and Right (2005) and authored The Iraq War (2004).
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