Eric Nellis - An Empire of Regions: A Brief History of Colonial British America

A BRIEF HISTORY OF COLONIAL BRITISH AMERICA

by Eric Nellis

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Nellis, Eric Guest, 1938

An empire of regions : a brief history of colonial British America / by Eric Nellis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-4426-0139-0 (bound). ISBN 978-1-4426-0140-6 (pbk.)

1. United StatesHistoryColonial period, ca. 16001775. 2. United StatesHistory16th century. I. Title.

E 188.N44 2009 973.2 C2009-906226-7

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