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100 1 _aThwaites, Reuben Gold,
_d1853-1913
245 1 4 _aThe Colonies, 1492-1750
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-05-12
508 _aProduced by Clare Boothby, Carol Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Colonies, 1492-1750" by Reuben Gold Thwaites is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the early history of the American colonies, detailing the establishment, development, and interactions of various European settlers with the indigenous populations from 1492 up to the mid-18th century. It aims to provide readers with a concise yet comprehensive understanding of the pivotal events and factors that shaped colonial America. At the start of the book, Thwaites sets the stage for understanding the American colonies by introducing key geographical features and the native races inhabiting the land at the time of European contact. He discusses the various theories regarding the origins of Native Americans and outlines the physical characteristics of North America that influenced colonization efforts. The relationships between the indigenous people and European settlers are also highlighted, emphasizing the initial encounters of curiosity and mistrust that would evolve into complex dynamics of trade, conflict, and cultural exchange throughout the colonial period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42701
999 _c83540
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