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This illustrated story of America’s first architect is based on material from a number of contemporary sources in the colonial period. Harrison’s buildings reflect the classical mode, and they fortunately…
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A sweeping work of history, Mitre and Sceptre explores the intricate web of relationships between Great Britain and its American colonies in the decades leading up to the Revolutionary War…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
This diary of Hamilton’s journey through the northern colonies provides an interesting account of the life and times during the colonial period. It is a brilliant account of a typical…
Excellent study examines lives and work of American cabinetmakers, silversmiths, pewterers, printers, painters, blacksmiths, and many other artisans, before 1775. A fascinating study. - The New Yorker. 18 illustrations.