{"product_id":"writing-early-american-history-alan-taylor-9780812219104","title":"Writing Early American History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Whoever reads these essays--and whether they follow the book from cover to cover, or dip into chapters at random--will find the rich abundance and variety of early American scholarship set out before them. Readers new to the field will grasp a sense of its expansiveness and possibilities, but seasoned scholars, too, will find here a feast of insights and possibilities that will engage, provoke, and inspire them.\"--from the Foreword, by Christopher Clark \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow is American history written? In a penetrating series of review essays, prize-winning author Alan Taylor provides his own answer to this question. In the pages of \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, he has regularly scrutinized the writing of the most interesting historians of early American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether these reviews provide the general reader a rich and rewarding introduction to their subjects. The books reviewed span an enormous range of scholarship, from popular biographies of Founding Fathers, to investigations of murders of prostitutes to discussions of frontier technology. Grouped thematically, the essays reveal a historian with an unrivaled breadth of knowledge and an admirable passion for his subject, and one who has contributed a continent-wide perspective to colonial history. As readers steep themselves in world-class scholarship, they also discover a writer who takes very seriously his role as reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812219104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812219104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.04w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Alan Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980583141631,"sku":"9780812219104","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48ba139c-5a58-46bc-88ce-3bbf80965f08.jpg?v=1683250727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-early-american-history-alan-taylor-9780812219104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}