Colonial America


Caleb's Crossing
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
The Scarlet Letter
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (The Physick Book, #1)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
The Heretic's Daughter
American Colonies: The Settling of North America
The Witches: Salem, 1692
1776
Fever 1793
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)
The Wolves of Andover
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
Alex Haley
Mingo went toward his cabin, but turning at the door, he looked back at George. “Hear me, boy! You thinks you’s sump’n special wid massa, but nothin’ don’t make no difference to mad, scared white folks! Don’t you be no fool an’ slip off nowhere till this blow over, you hear me? I mean don’t!
Alex Haley, Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Sarah Vowell
The groundswell of outrage over the invasion of Iraq often cited the preemptive war as a betrayal of American ideals. The subtext of the dissent was: This is not who we are. But not if you were standing where I was. It was hard to see the look in that palace tour guide's eyes when she talked about the American flag flying over the palace and not realize that ever since 1898, from time to time, this is exactly who we are. ...more
Sarah Vowell, Unfamiliar Fishes

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