Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The West African slave plantation The West African slave plantation Mohammed Bashir Salau "The literature on Atlantic slavery is rich with accounts of plantation complexes in the Americas, but to date none have been produced for West Africa. In this valuable study, Mohammed Bashir Salau h… OL16151757W
The English prize The English prize María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui Alpañés "Laden with works of art acquired by young British travelers on the Grand Tour in Italy, the British merchant ship Westmorland sailed from the Italian port of Livorno before being captured by French … OL16361693W
British encounters with India, 1750-1830 British encounters with India, 1750-1830 Tim Keirn,Norbert Schürer "A collection of 18th- and early 19th-century primary texts and images that represent various facets of the cross-cultural interaction between India and Britain. The anthology suggests that for a bri… OL16495487W
Napoleon and the Revolution Napoleon and the Revolution David P. Jordan "This new study of Napoleon emphasizes his ties to the French Revolution, his embodiment of its militancy, and his rescue of its legacies. Jordan's work illuminates all aspects of his fabulous career… OL16688599W
Trade in strangers Trade in strangers Marianne Sophia Wokeck The story of German and Irish migration to America in the eighteenth century. OL1946015W
The fortunes of Francis Barber The fortunes of Francis Barber Michael Bundock "This compelling book chronicles a young boy's journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London's literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life. Francis… OL19663087W
Revisiting Napoleon's continental system Revisiting Napoleon's continental system Johan Joor,Katherine Aaslestad "Napoleonic warfare spread to the high seas, harbors and marketplaces across Europe and the Atlantic through the Continental System. This volume addresses the illicit commerce, new merchant networks,… OL19668904W
The expanding blaze The expanding blaze Jonathan I. Israel " A major intellectual history of the American Revolution and its influence on later revolutions in Europe and the Americas, the Expanding Blaze is a sweeping history of how the American Revolution i… OL19719646W
Ireland and romanticism Ireland and romanticism Jim Kelly "This collection by leading scholars in the field provides a fascinating and ground-breaking introduction to current research in Irish Romantic studies. It proves the international scope and aestheti… OL19859531W
The great debate The great debate Yuval Levin "In The Great Debate Yuval Levin explores the origins of the familiar left/right divide in American politics by examining the views of the men who best represent each side of that debate: Edmund Burk… OL19974026W
This gulf of fire This gulf of fire Mark Molesky "On All Saints Day of 1755, the tremors from a magnitude 8.5 earthquake swept furiously from its epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Iberian Peninsula. Nowhere was it felt more than in Lisbon,… OL20012539W
The birth of the English kitchen, 1600-1850 The birth of the English kitchen, 1600-1850 Sara Pennell "A history of the English kitchen as a specialised domestic space, exploring the practices, behaviours and material culture associated with it"-- OL22322235W
Empire, religion and revolution in early Virginia, 1607-1786 Empire, religion and revolution in early Virginia, 1607-1786 James B. Bell "This book is a chronicle of England's contrasting imperial civil and ecclesiastical policies for its first two colonies, Ireland and Virginia. The settlement of Virginia contrasted sharply from Engl… OL23297488W