American history

Review: Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin

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Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America’s Origin by Joseph Kelly My rating: 4 of 5 stars From the little that is documented about the first English settlement in America, Kelly has stretched an entire book. His overall verdict is that the incredibly inept leadership, strong class divisions, and total ignorance of the […]

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Review: Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

Book Review, Non-fiction /

Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813: An Expedition with the Pacific Fur Company; Author: Alexander Ross; Genre: History; Publisher: Pelt Publishing (August 22, 2016); Format: Ebook. This is a fascinating narrative of early American exploration to the mouth of the Columbia River in what is now Oregon. John Jacob Astor

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