This book combines the histories of colonies and empire-usually distinct fields of inquiry-in a sweeping introduction to and interpretation of the British-American New World, arguing that while settlers created colonies, the early empire remained a largely imaginary construct. This account examines the way in which the New World was invented and offers a convincing analysis of the loss of the First British Empire.
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