Michael Kammen is the Newton C. Farr Professor of American History and Culture at Cornell University. He is the author of a number of books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization. He is the author of many author award-winning books and, from 1981 to 1994, was a trustee of the New York State Historical Association.
Praise for the first edition:*
"Strictly by the skill of his narrative, [Kammen] makes the
experience of colonial New York anticipate the experience of the
American nation."--The New Republic
"Colonial history at its very best...[Fills] a long-felt
need."--The Washington Post
"An informed, eloquently written history of colonial New York--a
book that far surpasses any one-volume treatment heretofore
available on the subject....Colorful and lively. --New York
Historical Society Quarterly
"In scope, depth, prose style, and organization, it is the best
single-volume account of any colony."--The William and Mary
Quarterly
"As of now, this is the best single voume history of colonial New
York on the market. It is a judicious balance of fact and
interpretation. Kammen writes with grace and uncommon skill....He
also displays a refreshing awareness of, and appreciation for, the
surviving remnants of colonial material culture."--Louis Leonard
Tucker, Former State Historian of New York
"Monumental."--Library Journal
"This is colonial history at its very best, scholarly but not
shcolastic, subtly and brilliantly organized, most elegantly
written, and filling a long-felt need. One could hardly ask for
more."--The Washington Post
"Michael Kammen has produced an informed, eloquently written
history of colonial New York--a book that far surpasses any
one-volume treatment heretofore available on the subject....A
'modern' account of pre-Revolutionary New York that will satisfy
the most professional historians. At the same time, the general
reader is well served, for Kammen's presentation is colorful and
lively."--New York Historical Society Quarterly
"Fills a long-standing need."--Lawrence H. Leder, The American
Historical Review
"An excellent synthesis of scholarship on New York's
pre-Revolutionary history."--Jacob Judd, The Journal of American
History
"Certainly the best available one-volume history of the colony and
as good a one-volume account as exists for any of Britain's
American colonies."--Jack P. Greene, Times Literary Supplement
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