Building the British Atlantic World

“Astute essays that shed light on unexamined corners of the British Atlantic material past.” — Journal of American History

“Prompt[s] readers to acknowledge the ways that colonists and colonized peoples helped to define commonalities in a shared British culture as well as local derivations from it.” — Panorama

“Adds a fresh body of work to an ever-growing discussion regarding material history and the British Atlantic World.” — Material Culture

“Draws upon expertise from diverse fields, including art and architectural history, material culture, historical geography, folklore, and environmental history, to explore the multifaceted meanings that buildings and spaces held for New World colonists.” — Winterthur Portfolio

“With real intellectual agility, Daniel Maudlin and Bernard L. Herman have shaped a volume that wonderfully captures the range and depth of the British Atlantic world. These well-argued, fascinating essays are a pleasure to read and set a high benchmark for this emerging field.” — Robert Blair St. George, University of Pennsylvania

“Building the British Atlantic World, which features a wide range of both distinguished and emerging scholars, considers the built world from multiple geographical, religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic perspectives. This is an impressive book, fashioned from highly original archival research and full of fresh insight into the crosscurrents of global trade networks that transcended national boundaries and geophysical obstacles.” — Helen Berry, Newcastle University