The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763
By Paul W. Mapp
480 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 4 halftones, 39 maps, notes, index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-0086-4
Published: February 2013 -
eBook ISBN: 978-0-8078-3894-5
Published: December 2012
Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
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Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Awards & distinctions
2013 W. Turrentine-Jackson Prize, Western History Association
About the Author
Paul Mapp is associate professor of history at the College of William and Mary.
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Reviews
"The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire is written in a graceful, conversational style that asks good questions and makes thoughtful answers."--Journal of American History
"Path-breaking. . . . A rich and novel story that will force historians to rethink some of the standard interpretations of the struggle for empire in 18th-century North America."--London Review of Books
"Deeply researched and carefully argued."--American Historical Review
"Recommended for classroom use and the general history buff seeking a new perspective."--Colonial Latin American Historical Review
"Mapp's prose is lucid and engaging, and he displays a dazzling knowledge of early modern European cartography. . . . [This] book is first class all the way, from the many reproduced maps to the generous space allotted for the index, and it is a pleasure to pick up and peruse."--Arkansas Historical Quarterly
"Thoughtfully researched, structured, and argued. . . . Mapp has written an excellent book."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History