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Beginnings of the American People

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

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A BRIEF LIST OF BOOKS FOR THE STUDY OF COLONIAL HISTORY

1. Adams, J. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams. Boston, 1875. 2. Andrews, C.M. The Colonial Period. New York, 1912. 3. Beer, G.L. The Origins of the British Colonial System, 1578-1660. New York, 1908. The Old Colonial System, 1660-1754. Part I. The Establishment of the System, 1660-1688. 2 vols. New York, 1912. British Colonial Policy, 1754-1765. New York, 1907. 4. Bruce, P.A. The Economic History of Virginia. 2 vols. New York, 1896. 5. Channing, E. History of the United States. Vols. I-III. New York, 1905-1912. 6. Eggleston, E. The Beginners of America. Philadelphia, 1897. The Transit of Civilization. Philadelphia, 1901. 7. Ellis, G.E. The Puritan Age and Rule in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1629-1685. Boston, 1888. 8. Fisher, S.G. The Struggle for American Independence. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1908. 9. Fiske, J. The Discovery of America. 2 vols. Boston, 1893. The Beginnings of New England. Boston, 1892. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours. 2 vols. Boston, 1897.

The Dutch and Quaker Colonies. 2 vols. Boston, 1900. New France and New England. Boston, 1902. 10. Ford, P.L. The True George Washington. Philadelphia, 1897. 11. Franklin, B. The Life of Benjamin Franklin Written by Himself. 3 vols. Philadelphia, 1881. 12. Hart, A.B. American History Told by Contemporaries. 4 vols. New York, 1887. 13. Hart, A.B. The American Nation. 27 vols. New York, 1904-1907 (first nine volumes). 14. Henry, W.W. Patrick Henry; Life, Correspondence, and Speeches. 3 vols. New York, 1891. 15. Hutchinson, P.O. Diary and Letters of Thomas Hutchinson. 2 vols. Boston, 1884. 16. Jameson, J.F. Original Narratives of Early American. 15 vols. New York, 1906-1914.(Especially valuable are the following: Bourne, E.G. The Northmen, Columbus, and Cabot; Hosmer, J.K. Winthrop's Journal. 2 vols.; Davis, W.T. Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation, Burr, G.L. Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases.) 17. Lecky, W.E.H. The American Revolution. New York, 1912. 18. MacDonald, W. Select Charters and Other Documents. New York, 1906. 19. Osgood, H.L. The American Colonies in the 17th Century. 3 vols. New York, 1904-1907. 20. Parkman, F. Frontenac and New France. Boston. 1877. Half Century of Conflict. 2 vols. Boston. 1892. Montcalm and Wolfe. 2 vols. Boston, 1891. 21. Trevelyan, G.O. The American Revolution. 4 vols. New York, 1905-07. 22. Tyler, M.C. The Literary History of the American Revolution. 2 vols. New York, 1897. 23. Walker, W. History of Congregationalism in America. New York, 1899. 24. Weeden, W.B. The Economic and Social History of New England. 2 vols. Boston, 1890. 25. Wells, W.V. The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams. 2 vols. Boston, 1865. 26. Wendell, B. Cotton Mather. New York. 1891.

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