Before the Revolution (book)
 1st edition book cover | |
| Author | Daniel K. Richter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | History (1600-1775) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Set in | 15th - 18th century North America |
| Publisher | Belknap Press |
Publication date | May 13, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts is a nonfiction book-length scholarly history written by Daniel K. Richter and published by Belknap Press (of Harvard University Press) in May 2013. It covers the stages of North America's deep historical roots well before the American Revolution, theorizing that these stages shaped recent history and the present. The book is divided into six major sections: "Progenitors," "Conquistadors," "Traders," "Planters," "Imperialists," and "Atlanteans".[1][2][3][4][5]
Author
[edit]Daniel K. Richter is a professor of American history at the University of Pennsylvania and book author. He researches, teaches, and writes about colonial North America and Native American history before 1800. He served as acting chair for UPenn's History Department during 2013–2014. His PhD is from Columbia University.[6]
See also
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- List of pre-Columbian cultures
- Metallurgy in pre-Columbian America
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
- Population history of indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Archaeology of the Americas
- Columbian Exchange
- European colonization of the Americas
- Forest gardening
- Indian massacres
Related books
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hamilton, Marsha. Project MUSE - Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter (review) doi:10.1353/jwh.2013.0013
- ^ Towsend, Camilla (Summer–Autumn 2011). "Review: Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts" (Project Muse). Vol. 109. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. pp. 471–473. doi:10.1353/khs.2011.0111.
- ^ Elliott, J.H. (June 2011). "The Very Violent Road to America". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ Murphree, Daniel S. (Winter 2014). "Reviewed Work: Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter". Vol. 33. Journal of American Ethnic History. pp. 103–105. doi:10.5406/jamerethnhist.33.2.0103. JSTOR 10.5406/jamerethnhist.33.2.0103.
- ^ Aron, Stephen (May 2012). "Reviewed Work: Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter". Vol. 81. Pacific Historical Review. pp. 293–294. doi:10.1525/phr.2012.81.2.293. JSTOR 10.1525/phr.2012.81.2.293.
- ^ "Daniel K. Richter" (Biography page). Department of History. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
External links
[edit]- Publisher's page
- America's Ancient Pasts. 30 January 2014. Video. C-SPAN.org
- Google Scholar coverage