Product Description: They did the dirty work of the American RevolutionTheir spontaneous uprisings and violent actions steered America toward resistance to the Acts of Parliament and finally toward revolution. They tarred and feathered the backsides of British customs officials, gutted the mansion of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson, armed themselves with marline spikes and cudgels to fight on the waterfront against soldiers of the British occupation, and hurled the contents of 350 chests of British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor under the very guns of the anchored British fleet...read more

Comparing Native American and early colonial politics, history, and religion, a noted historian provides an in-depth exploration into how these two very different groups influenced each other and how this interchange helped shape the foundation for modern culture. 17,500 first printing. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Historian Russell Bourne Takes Readers On A Journey To The Rivers That Gave Life To Our Nation And The Cultures That Prospered Along Their Banks. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This text presents the descriptions, histories, plans and photographs of yacht designs by Sparkman and Stephens, a major 20th-century naval architecture firm. It contains a comprehensive collection of plans for many of Sparkman and Stephens' most admired yacht designs.

Product Description: A survey of technological progress and its effect on American culture. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Recounts how the American urge to keep moving has influenced the development of transportation

Discusses the history and technology of the Erie Canal, examines some of the famous and infamous people involved with its construction, describes how other canals were built as a result of its success, and discusses how 'Great Western' opened up the west

Describes the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, and briefly looks at other explorers, including Balboa, Diaz, da Gama, Magellan, Cortes, and Pizarro

Discusses the causes and results of King Philip's War, in which the Algonquins nearly drove the white settlers out of New England

Provides a detailed account of the fishermen of New England, past and present, and the communities they call home