American Colonies: The Settling Of North America Summary

The book "American Colonies: The Settling of North America" illustrates that different moments and factors that form an important American colonies history. The colonies determined the diversity of American culture, but the diversity was based on identifying the mainstream culture, which would inevitably lead to the coexistence of various cultures. From the author’s angles, readers will notice that there are lots of different ways to think about American history. In the book "American Colonies: The Settling of North America", Alan Taylor shows his opinion in many different aspects, and he provides facts and evidence by using logos, ethos, and pathos so that he supports his claim and makes his argument more persuasive.
The author, Taylor Alan earned Ph.D.of American History at Brandeis University in 1986. Taylor is a professor of history at the University of California Davis, who focuses on the early American history, history of the American West, and history of Canada. He has written numbers of books and got prizes for history. [1] …show more content…
He not only looks at the historical background of the period from the point of view of European immigrants, but also provides a hitherto unrealized balance view for the colonial history from the perspective of indigenous people and slaves. [2] There are three parts in this book, which including Encounters, Colonies, and Empires. Each chapter has various historical backgrounds to explore the process of America of cultural, economy, politics, and