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1	Crucible more books like this by Arthur Miller Set during the Salem witchcraft trials, this play is most famous for its metaphor for McCarthyism--in fact, three years after the play was produced, Miller himself was called before HUAC. In the play, Miller used colonial language to near-poetic effect; the plot involves characters who have to make certain moral choices concerning their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Drums of Autumn more books like this by Diana Gabaldon This fourth installment in the adventures of Jamie Fraser, Scottish warrior, and Claire Randall, 20th-century woman, involves their daughter, Brianna, who is safely ensconced in the future until she crosses time to meet her unknown father. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Fiery Cross more books like this by Diana Gabaldon Time traveller Claire Randall warns her husband, Scotsman Jamie Fraser, that the coming War of Independence between Britain and America may threaten everything the couple holds dear. Jamie, a loyalist, is forced to make difficult choices. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Breath of Snow and Ashes more books like this by Diana Gabaldon In the sixth installment of the blockbuster time-traveling romantic saga known as the Outlander series, Scotsman Jamie Fraser attempts to cheat fate as the American Revolution approaches. In 1772, as unrest grows in the 13 colonies, the governor of North Carolina asks Jamie to secure the colony for the British. Thanks to his 20th-century American ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation more books like this by Cokie Roberts Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of the fascinating women--such as Abigail Adams, Eliza Pinckney, and Deborah Read Franklin--who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men. see all copies from $2.12! new only from $2.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists and the Ecology of New England more books like this by William Cronon In this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Reissued here with an updated afterword by the author and a new preface by the distinguished colonialist John Demos, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.58! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts more books like this by Arthur Miller Set during the Salem witchcraft trials, this play is most famous for its metaphor for McCarthyism--in fact, three years after the play was produced, Miller himself was called before HUAC. In the play, Miller used colonial language to near-poetic effect; the plot involves characters who have to make certain moral choices concerning their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.22! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Winthrop Woman more books like this by Anya Seton First published in 1958 and set in the early 17th century, this bestselling novel--and follow-up to "Katherine"--follows Elizabeth Winthrop, a courageous Puritan woman who finds herself at odds with her heritage and surroundings. A real historical figure, Elizabeth married into the family of Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation more books like this by Kenneth C Davis The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Don't Know Much About History" presents a collection of extraordinary stories, each detailing an overlooked episode that has shaped the nation's destiny and character. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	American Colonies: The Settling of North America (the Penguin History of the United States, Volume1) more books like this by Alan Taylor "American Colonies" reveals a pivotal period in the global interaction of peoples, cultures, plants, animals, and microbes. In a vivid narrative, Taylor creates a timely picture of the colonial world characterized by an interplay of freedom and slavery, opportunity and loss. see all copies from $7.74! new only from $9.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People more books like this by Alan Brinkley This one-volume history of the U.S. by one of our foremost historians tells of the country's diversity and complexity and also of "the forces that have drawn it together and allowed it to survive and flourish despite division". A superb rendering of the American past that vividly portrays a complex and great nation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Witch Child more books like this by Celia Rees Mary's grandmother is executed for witchcraft, and Mary is forced to leaveher home to avoid the same fate. At first she flees to the English countryside, but when the atmosphere of superstition and suspicion becomes all consuming she leaves on a boat for America in the hope that she can start over and forget her past. But during the journey, she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Petals on the River more books like this by Kathleen E Woodiwiss After being falsely accused of theft, Shemaine O'Hearn is sent across the Atlantic where she is sold into servitude in Virginia. Her fortunes take a turn for the better when she is bought by Gage Thornton, a handsome, understanding man who needs her to take care of his young son. Despite rumors that Gage had murdered his wife, Shemaine soon falls ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Virgin earth more books like this by Philippa Gregory The "intelligent and satisfying" ("The New York Times Book Review") story of a royal gardener begun in "Earthly Joys" continues in this highly anticipated sequel, set amid the turmoil of the British Civil War. Traveling with his family to the Royalist colony of Virginia, John Tradescant the Younger learns that chaos is constant and each family ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $9.60! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan more books like this by Beverly Swerling Two families in New York--the Turners and the DeVreys--have inherited an ancient feud that began in 1661, when their ancestors--a surgeon and an apothecary--arrived in the New World. Following the two clans through the years, CITY OF DREAMS tells the story of New York, and particularly its medical history, through the eyes of a colorful cast of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Devil water more books like this by Anya Seton This fiercely beautiful novel tells the true story of Charles Radcliff, a Catholic nobleman who joined the short-lived Jacobite rebellion of 1715, and of his daughter, Jenny, by a secret marriage. Set in the wilds of Northumbria, teeming London, and colonial Virginia--where Jenny eventually settled on the estate of the famous William Byrd of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.28! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials more books like this by Ann Rinaldi A fictionalized account of the Salem witch trails as told via the story of a young woman named Susanna English. Although Susanna has been told by one of the girls "crying out" that they are deliberately making up accusations, Susanna dares not speak up for fear that she and her family will also be accused of witchcraft. Will Susanna be able to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early North America more books like this by Gary B Nash A history text of America's colonial period, emphasizing the interaction of three cultures--colonialists, Indians, and Blacks. see all copies from $2.40! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Blood on the River: James Town 1607 more books like this by Dr. Elisa Carbone From the award-winning author of "Stealing Freedom." When 12-year-old Samuel Collier boards a ship bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. Collier learns he can be whomever he wants in the New World settlement of Jamestown. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| SVS
20 view cover	Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 Through the Stono Rebellion more books like this by Peter H Wood Reissued in paperback, this groundbreaking study of two cultures in early America is "easily the most thorough and the most penetrating case study yet written of the Afro-American population during the slave period . . . Fascinating and instructive".--Jack P. Green. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.91! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Sorceress more books like this by Celia Rees Fans of the spellbinding story of Mary Newbury can finally find out what happens to her next in this sequel to "Witch Child"--thanks to a young, modern descendant who has an uncanny connection to the past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	A History of Us: Book 3: From Colonies to Country more books like this by Joy Hakim Covers American history from the French and Indian War to the Constitutional Convention. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	Indentured Heart more books like this by G Morris Escape from her wretched cricumstances and the distant glimmer of freedom in a new land help to make her decision. But this young servant girl had no way of knowing that she would be bound by more than indentureship to the Winslows. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions
24 view cover	Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 more books like this by John Huxtable Elliott This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century. see all copies from $9.95! new only from $15.28! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Sot-Weed Factor more books like this by John Barth Ebenezer Cooke, a London poet and a virgin, goes off to the New World in search of his father. Barth's historical novel is based on a 1708 poem by an obscure Maryland writer, who becomes the hero of this tale. The novel uses many of the conventions of the 18th-century novel: the journey motif, picaresque adventures, improbable coincidences, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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