Carl Lotus Becker 
The Early Beginnings of USA [EPUB ebook] 
The Beginnings of the American People, The Eve of the Revolution, The Declaration of Independence—A Study in the History of Political Ideas

This meticulously edited collection is dedicated to the raw and at the same time visionary foundations on which present day United States stands on. Contents: The Beginnings of the American People The Discovery of the Old World and the New The Partition of the New World The English Migration in the Seventeenth Century England and her Colonies in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries The American People in the Eighteenth Century The Winning of Independence The Eve of the Revolution A Patriot Of 1763 The Burden Of Empire The Rights Of A Nation Defining The Issue A Little Discreet Conduct Testing The Issue The Declaration of Independence: A Study in the History of Political Ideas Historical Antecedents of the Declaration: The Natural Rights Philosophy Historical Antecedents of the Declaration: Theory of the British Empire Drafting the Declaration The Literary Qualities of the Declaration The Philosophy of the Declaration in the Nineteenth Century