DAR Nonfiction November 2022 - hosted by pondering_books

about the founding of a colony or a state
Read a nonfiction about the founding of a colony or a state. Could also be a book about one of the founders of the colony/state.
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We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689 by Raine Waters, David MacDonald

We Could Perceive No Sign of Them: Failed Colonies in North America, 1526-1689

Raine Waters, David MacDonald

challenging informative medium-paced

288 pages | first published 2020

The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience by Alan E. Johnson

The First American Founder: Roger Williams and Freedom of Conscience

Alan E. Johnson

nonfiction historical history philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced

664 pages | first published 2015

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto

The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America

Russell Shorto

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

416 pages | first published 2004

The Jamestown Brides: The untold story of England's 'maids for Virginia' by Jennifer Potter

The Jamestown Brides: The untold story of England's 'maids for Virginia'

Jennifer Potter

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

384 pages

American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans by Eve LaPlante

American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans

Eve LaPlante

nonfiction autobiography biography historical reflective slow-paced

312 pages

Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America's Origin by Joseph Kelly

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

Joseph Kelly

nonfiction history reflective fast-paced

512 pages | first published 2018

God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England by James A. Warren

God, War, and Providence: The Epic Struggle of Roger Williams and the Narragansett Indians against the Puritans of New England

James A. Warren

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

288 pages | first published 2018
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