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Russell M. Lawson
Creating a portrait of the life and thought of an Enlightenment historian and scientist, this study focuses upon Jeremy Belknap’s letters, journals, and essays, which provide a sense of how…
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In this complex and dynamic history, Russell M. Lawson navigates the story of the Piscataqua Valley from Martin Pring in 1603, through the turbulent Indian wars of colonial days, around…
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The first complete narrative history of Captain John Smith’s exploration of the New England coast
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Off the picturesque shoreline of New Hampshire and Maine lie eight islands collectively known as the Isles of Shoals. Since the famous English explorer John Smith first set foot on…
The first A-Z resource to catalog the achievements and legacy of more than four millennia of scientific thought in the ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East, providing…
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This book is the culmination of many years spent addressing two questions: Why did Christ come when He did? And what happened as a result? Russell Lawson examines these and…
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In 18th century America, Daniel Little became known as the Apostle of the East by his contemporaries and admirers for his many missionary journeys along Maine’s eastern frontier. He spent…
Originally published in 2011, this volume publishes the letters of Jeremy Belknap and Ebenezer Hazard. The letters date from 1779 to 1798, during a time when the US was warring…
Explores the history of science in the ancient world from prehistory through roughly 1300 CE, looking not just at Greece and Rome but at developments in Africa, Asia, and the…
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A retelling of Thomas Nuttall’s near-death expedition up the Arkansas River in the early years of the nineteenth century
The dispossessed people of Colonial America included thousands of servants who either voluntarily or involuntarily ended up serving as agricultural, domestic, skilled, and unskilled laborers in the northern, middle, and…
In 1826, Jean Louis Berlandier, a French naturalist, was part of a team sent to explore what is now northern Mexico and the Gulf Coast of Texas. Here, historian Russell…
This essential reference examines the history, culture, and modern tribal concerns of American Indians in North America. Despite the fact that 565 federally recognized tribes exist on the continent of…
Russell M. Lawson,Benjamin A. Lawson
Features A-Z entries and primary document excerpts that explore the turbulent history of poverty in America.
Divided into four volumes, Race and Ethnicity in America provides a complete overview of the history of racial and ethnic relations in America, from pre-contact to the present.
The five…
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