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 > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions > at > > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html