Contested Continent

The Struggle for North America, c. 1000-1680
The newest volume in the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States series, Contested Continent is the first major narrative history of North America from c. 1000 to 1680, recounting the epic story of how North America was forged from the experiences of millions of Indigenous women and men as well as those of European and African origin who crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
The newest volume in the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States series, Contested Continent recounts the origins of “America” and how it came to birth the United States.The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. In the newest volume in the series, Peter C. Mancall recounts how North America was forged from the experiences of millio