Early Americans

by Carl Bridenbaugh

Essays provide an accurate, and sometimes surprising view of what life was like in Colonial America

Hardcover

First published March 19, 1981

About the author

Carl Bridenbaugh was an American historian who specialized in colonial America. Bridenbaugh is best known for his two major books on colonial cities: Cities in the Wilderness: The First Century of Urban Life in America 1625-1742 and Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743-1776 .