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A sweeping history of the state of Delaware. Small in size but mighty in significance, Delaware earned its nickname "The First State" by boldly stepping into history on December 7, 1787—the first to ratify the new Constitution and set the United States on its path to nationhood. But Delaware's story reaches far beyond that pivotal moment. In this captivating installment of the Hardy Histories series, Daniel Hardy uncovers the remarkable tale of a state that has consistently punched above its weight. From the Swedish and Dutch settlements along the Delaware River to the Underground ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Kansas Far from the stereotypical "flyover state," Kansas has been at the center of American history's most defining moments. From the violent struggles of "Bleeding Kansas" that foreshadowed the Civil War to the landmark Brown v. Board decision that launched the civil rights movement, the Sunflower State has repeatedly found itself on the front lines of the nation's greatest challenges and transformations. This engaging narrative traces Kansas from its Native American civilizations through Spanish exploration, territorial warfare, and statehood, ...

The Histories of Alaska, Arizona, California & Colorado In One Collected Volume From the midnight sun of the Arctic Circle to the sun-scorched deserts of the Southwest, from fog-wrapped Pacific shores to the soaring peaks of the Rockies, the American West has always been a place where geography shapes destiny. In this compelling volume, Daniel Hardy traces the dramatic histories of four states that embody the western experience in all its complexity and contradiction. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous research, Hardy reveals how Alaska, Arizona, California, and Colorado transformed ...

A Sweeping History Of The Great State Of South Dakota South Dakota is a place of stark contradictions: carved presidential faces gazing out from sacred Lakota land, booming cities surrounded by emptying small towns, and a frontier mythology that obscures as much as it illuminates. In this sweeping narrative history, the Mount Rushmore State emerges not as a forgotten flyover territory but as a crucible where the central tensions of the American experience have played out with unusual clarity and force. From the Paleo-Indian hunters who stalked mammoths across the ancient prairie to the tech...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Oaklahoma Oklahoma's history is short but explosive. In barely more than a century of statehood, this crossroads state has witnessed some of America's most dramatic moments: the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes along the Trail of Tears, the chaotic land runs that saw fifty thousand people race for claims in a single day, the devastation of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the ecological catastrophe of the Dust Bowl, and the deadliest act of domestic terrorism before 9/11. But Oklahoma's story is more than a catalog of tragedies. It is a tale of ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Nevada From ancient Indigenous peoples to the Comstock Lode, from mob-run casinos to Tesla's Gigafactory, Nevada's history reads like an improbable fever dream. This is the story of America's most unlikely state—a place that shouldn't exist but refuses to disappear. Built on silver strikes and gambling, quickie divorces and atomic tests, Nevada has reinvented itself more times than any other state, turning vices into virtues and making industries from what others banned. The Silver State traces Nevada's journey from desert wilderness to swing-state...

A Sweeping History Of British Columbia British Columbia defies easy summary. It is a place of staggering natural beauty and deep human contradiction — a province built on Indigenous land without treaty or consent, enriched by the labour of people it then tried to exclude, and shaped by conflicts between capital and workers that were fiercer here than almost anywhere else in Canada. It is also a place of genuine breakthrough: of land claims won after a century of struggle, of radical unions that changed what workers could demand, of environmental movements that began on a Vancouver ...

A panoramic history of the great state of Arizona Explore the rich, complex history of Arizona from prehistoric times to the present day in Daniel Hardy's vivid new chronicle, The Grand Canyon State. This sweeping narrative brings Arizona's diverse cultures and landscapes to life in technicolor detail. From the cliff dwellings of ancient indigenous peoples to the boomtowns of the Old West, Hardy paints a panoramic portrait of Arizona as a crossroads shaped by Native American tribes, Spanish conquistadors, Mexican and American frontiersmen, Eastern immigrants and world wars. With a ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of West Virginia West Virginia is the only state born from the Civil War, splitting from Virginia in 1863 to join the Union. But its story of separation and struggle had only just begun. In this sweeping history, we trace how geography shaped destiny—how ancient mountains isolated a people and created a culture distinct from the rest of America. From the Scots-Irish frontiersmen who settled the hollows to the coal miners who powered the nation's industrial rise, West Virginians have lived at the margins of American prosperity while providing the ...

The Histories of Idaho, Oregon & Washington In One Collected Volume The Pacific Northwest defies easy definition. It is ancient forest and volcanic peak, rushing river and high desert plateau, Indigenous homeland and settler dreamland, frontier myth and twenty-first century metropolis. In this rich and sweeping volume, Daniel Hardy brings together the histories of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington into a single, illuminating portrait of one of America's most dramatic and consequential regions. From the sovereign nations who shaped the Columbia River trade networks for millennia, to the ...

A sweeping history of the great state of Hawaii. From ancient Polynesian voyagers navigating by stars to modern debates over sacred mountains, Hawaii's story is one of the most remarkable in American history. In The Aloha State, Daniel Hardy masterfully chronicles seventeen centuries of triumph, tragedy, and transformation in America's island paradise. This sweeping narrative begins with the first brave souls who crossed thousands of miles of open ocean in double-hulled canoes, guided only by wind, waves, and ancestral knowledge. Hardy brings to life the rise and fall of Hawaiian kingdoms, ...

A Sweeping History Of The Province of Alberta Alberta is the most misunderstood province in Canada — misunderstood by the rest of the country, and sometimes by itself. It is written off as a land of pickup trucks and pipeline politics, of boom-time arrogance and bust-time grievance, of a conservatism so reflexive it has become a kind of identity. Wild Rose Country argues that this picture is not just incomplete. It is wrong. From the dinosaur-rich badlands to the Athabasca oil sands, from the great buffalo hunts of the Blackfoot Confederacy to the immigrant tide that broke the prairie, ...

The Histories Of Nevada, New Mexico & Oregon In One Collected Volume In this masterful volume, Daniel Hardy explores three states that embody the complexity and contradictions of the American West. Nevada, New Mexico, and Oregon may occupy vastly different landscapes—from searing desert basins to rain-drenched forests—but their histories reveal surprising commonalities that illuminate the broader western experience. Hardy traces how isolation and distance shaped these territories, creating societies that viewed the federal government with both dependence and wariness. He examines the ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's story is America's story. From William Penn's radical experiment in religious tolerance to the furnaces that forged a nation's steel, from the battlefield at Gettysburg to the factories that armed democracy, this commonwealth has stood at the center of every chapter in the American narrative. In this sweeping history, Daniel Hardy traces Pennsylvania's journey from indigenous homeland through colonial diversity, revolutionary crucible, and industrial dominance to post-industrial reinvention. Here are the dreamers and the ...

From ancient Native American civilizations to the pivotal 2020 elections that reshaped American politics, Georgia's story is nothing short of extraordinary. In The Peach State: A History of Georgia, acclaimed historian Daniel Hardy takes readers on an epic journey through 13,000 years of one of America's most fascinating and complex states. From the sophisticated Mississippian culture at Ocmulgee to the Trail of Tears, from Sherman's devastating March to the Sea to Martin Luther King Jr.'s freedom movement, from Jimmy Carter's rise to the halls of power to Georgia's emergence as today's ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Idaho From the ancient trails of the Nez Perce to the silicon valleys of the modern West, Idaho's story is one of dramatic transformation and persistent independence. In The Gem State, historian Daniel Hardy traces the remarkable journey of a territory that evolved from fur trading outpost to nuclear research center to high-tech hub while maintaining its rugged frontier character. Hardy masterfully weaves together Idaho's diverse past: mountain men carving paths through wilderness, miners rushing to remote gold camps, farmers transforming desert into...

The Histories Of Illinois, Indiana & Iowa In One Volume The American Midwest is far more than flyover country. It is where the nation's most fundamental conflicts have been fought, where waves of immigrants built new lives from raw prairie, and where agricultural and industrial revolutions transformed not just a region but the world. In this first volume of The States Of America: The Midwest, Daniel Hardy explores the intertwined histories of Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa—three states that have witnessed nearly every defining moment of the American experiment. From the violent dispossession...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of New Jersey New Jersey has always been more than a place between New York and Philadelphia. From the Lenape who first inhabited its river valleys to the diverse communities that make it America's most multicultural state, New Jersey has served as a laboratory for the American experiment—pioneering industry, immigration, suburbanization, and environmental protection. The Garden State traces New Jersey's remarkable journey from Revolutionary battlefield to industrial powerhouse, from Ellis Island gateway to suburban frontier. Here are the stories of ...

A Sweeping Hisotry of the Great State of Maine From the ancient Wabanaki peoples who first called this rugged coastline home to the contemporary entrepreneurs building technology companies in converted mill towns, Maine's story is one of remarkable resilience, adaptation, and independence. The Pine Tree State traces the fascinating journey of a land shaped by ice ages and defined by its relationship with the sea, following the dramatic transformations that turned a remote frontier into one of America's most distinctive states. This comprehensive history explores Maine's pivotal moments: the...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of North Carolina. From the mystery of the Lost Colony to the Research Triangle revolution, North Carolina's story defies simple narratives. This is a state that was last to join the Union and last to leave it, a place that perfected both Jim Crow segregation and progressive education reform, where tobacco fields and technology campuses coexist uneasily. The Tar Heel State traces North Carolina's journey from colonial backwater to sunbelt powerhouse, exploring how geography shaped three distinct regions into one fractious whole. It examines the state's ...