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The Barbarous Years: The Peopling Of British North America: The Conflict Of Civilizations, 1600-1675 (2012)

by Bernard Bailyn(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0394515706 (ISBN13: 9780394515700)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Knopf

review 1: Very much enjoyed this book, which taught me the true extent of European colonization efforts on the Atlantic board (the existence of a New Sweden for instance, south of New Holland). This is a detailed and sometimes grisly account of the conflicts, barbarities, troubles, hopes, and struggles of the earliest years of this European colonization, and it's well-worth the read for a good dose of reality. Highly recommended.
review 2: The immense challenge of beginning a new colony in a strange and hostile land is graphically laid out. The ferocity of the native-Americans, the harsh climate, and the social struggle between the classes were daunting. Most fascinating was the brutality and bloodthirsty actions of the settlers, every bit as gruesome as the native-Ameri... morecans. How ironic that the Puritans who were oppressed in England to come to America with the ideal of religious freedom to end up becoming so oppressive themselves to the wide variety of Protestants who followed. I am also glad that I have an iPad with a dictionary feature, this book certainly increased my vocabulary. Highly recommended! less

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