Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts is a nonfiction book-length scholarly history written by Daniel K. Richter and published by Belknap Press (of Harvard University Press) in May 2013. It covers the stages of North America's deep historical roots well before the American Revolution, theorizing that these stages shaped recent history and the present. The book is divided into six major sections: "Progenitors," "Conquistadors," "Traders," "Planters," "Imperialists," and "Atlanteans".[1][2][3][4][5]

Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts
This is an image of the first edition book cover.
1st edition book cover
AuthorDaniel K. Richter
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory (1600-1775)
GenreNon-fiction
Set in15th - 18th century North America
PublisherBelknap Press
Publication date
May 13, 2013
Publication placeUnited States

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Daniel K. Richter is a professor of American history at the University of Pennsylvania and book author. He researches, teaches, and writes about colonial North America and Native American history before 1800. He served as acting chair for UPenn's History Department during 2013–2014. His PhD is from Columbia University.[6]

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  1. ^ Hamilton, Marsha. Project MUSE - Before the Revolution: America’s Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter (review) doi:10.1353/jwh.2013.0013
  2. ^ Towsend, Camilla (Summer–Autumn 2011). "Review: Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts" (Project Muse). Vol. 109. Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. pp. 471–473. doi:10.1353/khs.2011.0111.
  3. ^ Elliott, J.H. (June 2011). "The Very Violent Road to America". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ^ Murphree, Daniel S. (Winter 2014). "Reviewed Work: Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter". Vol. 33. Journal of American Ethnic History. pp. 103–105. doi:10.5406/jamerethnhist.33.2.0103. JSTOR 10.5406/jamerethnhist.33.2.0103.
  5. ^ Aron, Stephen (May 2012). "Reviewed Work: Before the Revolution: America's Ancient Pasts by Daniel K. Richter". Vol. 81. Pacific Historical Review. pp. 293–294. doi:10.1525/phr.2012.81.2.293. JSTOR 10.1525/phr.2012.81.2.293.
  6. ^ "Daniel K. Richter" (Biography page). Department of History. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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