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From despotic rulers in Europe to revolt and slavery in America to the first rumblings of the Industrial Revolution, the eighteenth century was a time of unrest and intellectual advancement amidst a climate of repression. This anthology covers the century with chapters on philosophers and writers, monarchs and wars, and the growth and struggle for independence of the thirteen British colonies in America.Stuart A. Kallen is the author of 'Headlines in History - The 1700s (hardcover edition)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780737705423 and ISBN 0737705426.
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