内容简介
YoumightknowthatNewHampshire'sproudmottois"LiveFreeorDie."ButdidyouknowthatitwasaquestforsassafrasandashortcuttoAsiathatbroughtthefirstEuropeanstothispartofAmericain1603?OrthatJohnSmithoftheVirginiaColonyofficiallyclaimedthelandforEnglandin1614?Now,readerscanfollowtherichhistoryandthechangingboundariesofthiscolony,whichhasincludedwhatisnowMaineandwhichhasattimesbeenpartofMassachusetts.ScottAuden'snarrativealsodetailsthechallengesofdailycoloniallife,howgoodrelationswiththenativeAbenakideterioratedintonearlyacenturyofwarfare,andthedaringdeedsofNewHampshirePatriotsduringtheWarofIndependence..
作者简介
AlanShawTaylorwasbornin1955inPortland,Maine.HegraduatedfromColbyCollegeinWaterville,Mainein1977.HewentontoearnhisPhD.fromBrandeisUniversityin1986.HehasbecomeaprofessorofhistoryattheUniversityofCalifornia.HeisbestknownforhiscontributionstomicrohistorywhichhedemonstratedinhisPulitzerPrizewinninghistoryofWilliamCooperandthesettlementofCooperstown,NewYork.Inthiswork,AlanTaylorusescourtrecords,landrecords,lettersanddiariestoreconstructtheeconomic,politicalandsocilahistoryofNewEnglandandthesettlementofNewYork.HeisalsoaregularcontributorofbookreviewsandessaystoTheNewRepublic.HisbooksincludeWilliamCooper'sTown:Power&PersuasionontheFrontieroftheEarlyAmericanRepublic,whichwonthe1996PulitzerPrizeforhistory&theBancroftPrizeinAmericanHistory.