The Growth of the American republic by samuel eliot Morison and Henry Steele
Commager is the best I found pub by Oxford University Press. Probably out of
print now but you should be able to secure a copy from a used book dealer or out
of print dealer
Don G

Richard Ludwig wrote:

> I am currently reading "American Colonies", by Alan Taylor, pub. by the
> Penguin History of the United States, Eric Foner, Editor , Viking Press
> (2001), which appears to fit your requirements. It covers the colonial
> ventures of several European nations such as Spain, France, Holland, etc, as
> well as Great Britain. It reads fairly well, but does have a definite bias
> toward the downtrodden, i.e., native Americans and enslaved Africans, but
> what else would one expect from a Univ. of California system history prof.
> Dick in Williamsburg, VA
>
> Subject: Looking for a good history book
>
> > Hello to the list.........I would love to find a really good history of
> the
> > development of the United States from around 1600 forward.  I'd like to be
> > apolitical...........just the facts with the whys and wherefores of
> > migrations with explainations...........My college history was many years
> > ago. and I could sure use a good source book.  Thanks for any ideas.
> Sharyn
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