{"product_id":"history-of-the-united-states-of-america-vol-1-from-the-discovery-of-the-continent-classic-reprint","title":"History of the United States of America, Vol. 1: From the Discovery of the Continent (Classic Reprint)","description":"George Bancroft was a well known American historian, an ambassador to the United Kingdom, and a U.S. Secretary of the Navy. His seminal work was \u003ci\u003eHistory of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent\u003c\/i\u003e, which he revised many times. The book presented here represents volume one of Bancroft''s final revision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVolume One\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of the United States from Columbus'' voyage to the New World until the year of 1688. As such, this book can be viewed as almost a pre-history of the U.S., highlighting the major events that lead to the eventual creation of a state independent of Great Britain. Bancroft''s book marches along what is now familiar territory for students of history, and opens with accounts of the early voyages to America and French settlements on the continent. Bancroft hits on all of the major historical events one would expect to find in such a volume: early English colonization, Virginia''s first charter, slavery and its role in the American settlements, the pilgrims, plantation life, the expanding colonies, Virginia''s great rebellion, the revolution of 1688, and much more. \u003ci\u003eVolume One\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with a synopsis of the status of the colonies as of 1688, and a brief look at what is on the horizon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistory of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first great history books, with Bancroft''s survey of American history is exhaustive. As with many older history books, there are some misinterpretations and items presented as fact that have since been disproven, however these do not detract from the overall quality of the work. This is not just a history of the United States, but a love letter to a country that the author clearly cared about deeply.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Bancroft''s \u003ci\u003eHistory of the United States of America\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great American history books. While it may have been surpassed by modern history textbooks in terms of both scope and accuracy, the passion dripping from Bancroft''s every word is unmatched, and truly a pleasure to read for all students and scholars of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":39304769339437,"sku":"9780267502868","price":19.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39835680243757,"sku":"9781330238448","price":13.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-united-states-of-america-vol-1-from-the-discovery-of-the-continent-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}