USA

James Dormon continues our America and the Americas series with a look at the growth of a group of 17th-century settlers in Nova Scotia.

'Compare the wealth and refinement of cities such as Mexico... in the middle of the eighteenth century, with the austere simplicity, verging on poverty, of... Philadelphia, a misleading splendour; what was dawn for the United States was twilight for Latin America...' Octavio Paz

Anthony McFarlane looks back to a time when freedom and independence were a common aspiration among American peoples.

David Reynolds looks at the publications charting the American Isolationist policy since 1776.

Breaking away from the limited perspectives of American history long prevalent in Britain, Alistair Hennessy contributes to a clearer understanding of historical processes which have too often been considered as unique to the United States.

What caused former Englishmen to declare their separate identity as Americans? Ian R. Christie explores the issues underlying British recognition of United States' independence.

Carl Degler asks 'Can the American past be put back together again?'

Martin Daunton explores 19th century production on both sides of the Atlantic.

Edward Countryman explores the relationship between cinematic images and the American history.

In the last days of his life, explains William S. McFeely, Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War General and twice President of the United States, sat on the porch of his home at Mount McGregor writing the story of his life.