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'On the 27th of the sixth month, called August, 1725, my husband and all our men-servants being abroad, eleven Indians, armed with tomahawks and guns, who had some time before been skulking about the fields, and watching an opportunity of our men's absence, came furiously into the house...' Thus begins the story of the captivity of Elizabeth Hanson, 'taken in substance from her own mouth' by the English Quaker Samuel Bownas. This book contains the complete text of Bownas's 1760 edition, with an introduction and notes designed to explain the background to this extraordinary true story.

'They had now been travelling through England for fourteen days, and could get no information about any English force; nevertheless, an English army was assembled in a park nearby . . . ' In October 1346 the Scottish king David II, son of the celebrated Robert the Bruce, invaded England with as many as thirty-two thousand fighting men at his back. A companion to the Langley Press book The Battle of Neville's Cross, this volume is a compilation of some of the earliest historical sources for the battle, in fresh new modern English versions.

'And soon after came to them an horrible fish, which followed the ship long time, casting so much water out of his mouth into the ship, that they supposed to have been drowned...' Saint Brendan sets off from Ireland with fourteen companions, and sees many strange sights in 'the great sea ocean, that compasseth all the world about'. The Langley Press edition is a modern-spelling version of William Caxton's translation of Brendan's story, taken from 'The Golden Legend', one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages. With introduction and bibliography.

This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native American origins through to twenty-first-century neoliberalism. Balancing coverage of political, social, cultural, and economic history, this highly readable text offers a compelling overview of America's development.

A Concise American History also provides multiple features to facilitate the exploration of this fascinating subject, including:

• A unique international perspective avoids either celebratory...

This brand new textbook expertly steers its readers through the often tumultuous and exhilarating history of America, from its early modern Native American origins through to twenty-first-century neoliberalism. Balancing coverage of political, social, cultural, and economic history, this highly readable text offers a compelling overview of America's development.

A Concise American History also provides multiple features to facilitate the exploration of this fascinating subject, including:

• A unique international perspective avoids either celebratory...