Before the Revolution (book)
{{Short description|2013 history book by Daniel K. Richter}}
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| subject = History (1600-1775)
| genre = Non-fiction
| set_in = 15th - 18th century North America
| publisher = Belknap Press
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| pub_date = May 13, 2013
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Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts is a nonfiction book-length scholarly history written by Daniel K. Richter and published by Belknap Press (of Harvard University Press) in May 2013. It covers the stages of North America's deep historical roots well before the American Revolution, theorizing that these stages shaped recent history and the present. The book is divided into six major sections: "Progenitors," "Conquistadors," "Traders," "Planters," "Imperialists," and "Atlanteans".Hamilton, Marsha. [https://muse.jhu.edu/article/516221/summary Project MUSE - Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter (review)] {{doi|10.1353/jwh.2013.0013}}
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| volume =109
| date =Summer–Autumn 2011
| pages =471–473
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| doi =10.1353/khs.2011.0111
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| title =The Very Violent Road to America
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| date =June 2011
| url =http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2011/06/09/very-violent-road-america/
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| publisher =Journal of American Ethnic History
| volume =33
| date =Winter 2014
| pages =103–105
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Author
Daniel K. Richter is a professor of American history at the University of Pennsylvania and book author. He researches, teaches, and writes about colonial North America and Native American history before 1800. He served as acting chair for UPenn's History Department during 2013–2014. His PhD is from Columbia University.
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| date =2017
| website =Department of History
| publisher =Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
| access-date =30 September 2017
| format =Biography page}}
See also
{{Portal|History|Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Canada}}
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=Related books=
- 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus authored by Charles C. Mann
- Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World authored by Jack Weatherford.
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References
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External links
- [http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674072367&content=reviews Publisher's page]
- [https://www.c-span.org/video/?317285-1/americas-ancient-pasts America's Ancient Pasts]. 30 January 2014. Video. C-SPAN.org
- [https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C22&q=Before+the+Revolution%3A+America%27s+Ancient+Pasts&btnG=&search_plus_one=form Google Scholar coverage]
Category:History books about the United States
Category:2013 non-fiction books
Category:Books about Native American history