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100 1 _aCheyney, Edward Potts,
_d1861-1947
245 1 4 _aThe American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2003
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2003-05-01
508 _aProduced by George Balogh, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The American Nation: A History — Volume 1: European Background of American History" by Edward Potts Cheyney is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. This volume strives to explore European influences and conditions leading to the discovery and colonization of America, tracing the roots of American society and governance back to their European origins. The opening of the book sets the stage for an examination of the burgeoning aspirations for exploration during the late medieval period up until the early Renaissance, focusing on the interplay between trade, politics, and socioeconomic factors in Europe that sparked a desire to find new routes to Asia. Cheyney outlines the historical context of Europe, from trade routes and the impact of the Ottoman Empire on established paths, to the desires ignited by the spice trade and the Reformation. The reader is introduced to the motivations and challenges faced by early explorers as they ventured into the unknown, along with the significant role that Italian contributions to navigation and cartography played in these explorations, culminating in the indirect yet transformative discovery of the New World. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerica -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aDiscoveries in geography
653 _aCommerce -- History
653 _aReformation
653 _aGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1066-1485
653 _aGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1485-1603
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4089
999 _c46135
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