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Douglas Edward Leach

Born

in Providence, Rhode Island

May 27, 1920

Died

July 01, 2003

Genre

History

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A leading authority on 17th century colonial American history, Douglas Edward Leach graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University in 1942. After service as a deck officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he earned his M.A. (1947) and Ph.D. (1952) from Harvard University. Leach began his career as a history professor at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, where he taught from 1950 until 1956. In 1956, he joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University where he remained until his retirement in 1986.

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	Flintlock and Tomahawk: New England in King Philip's War 4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roots of Conflict: British Armed Forces and Colonial Americans, 1677-1763 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1986 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arms For Empire: A Military History Of The British Colonies In North America, 1607-1763 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Northern Colonial Frontier 1607-1763 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now Hear This: The Memoir of a Junior Naval Officer in the Great Pacific War liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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