目录第一章 便宜的香料需求量大增Chapter 1 Wanted:More And Cheaper Spices1第二章 未知的世界Chapter 2 A World Unsuspected10第三章 信仰、黄金和印第安人Chapter 3 Faith, Gold And The Indian21第四章 没有价值的土地Chapter 4 Tierras De Ningun Provecho28第五章 尚普兰借助独木舟进行探索Chapter 5 Samuel De Champlain De Brouage Learns The ?Noble Art Of Canoeing32第六章 加尔文博士探索当今与未来的世界Chapter 6 Dr. Calvin Surveys This World And The Next38第七章 异教徒成了劫持犯Chapter 7 The Heretic Turns Highjacker45第八章 印第安神圣的草Chapter 8 Herba Sancta Indorum54第九章 零下20度的新天堂Chapter 9 The New Zion at Twenty Below Zero65第十章 准备在大西洋西岸创建更幸福的新英格兰Chapter 10 Those Who Despair Of The Mother Country Prepare For A New And Happier England On The Western Shores Of The Atlantic74第十一章 荷兰西印度公司错误的投资Chapter 11 The Dutch West India Company Makes The Wrong Investment80第十二章 200年前瑞典人就来到过美洲Chapter 12 The Swedes Arrive Two Hundred Years Too Soon92第十三章 各民族共同拥有的自由殖民地Chapter 13 A Free Colony For All Nations98第十四章 靠运气和推测开拓殖民地Chapter 14 Colonizing By God And By Guess109第十五章 依据国王的法令建立帝国Chapter 15 Empire Building By Royal Rescript113第十六章 希望的地平线Chapter 16 Horizons Of Hope123第十七章 帝王们争夺土地的游戏Chapter 17 The Royal And Imperial Game Of Land Grabbing128第十八章 1769年1月5日,人类步入现代纪元Chapter 18 January 5, 1769 The Beginning Of Our Modern Era136第十九章 乔治格伦维尔的失误Chapter 19 George Grenville Turns Efficiency Expert139第二十章 荷兰茶叶与法国糖蜜Chapter 20 Dutch Tea And French Molasses146第二十一章 边境简朴的智慧Chapter 21 The Homespun Wisdom Of The Frontier153第二十二章 亚当斯和塞缪尔转向现实政治Chapter 22 Lawyer Adams Of Quincy, Mass., And His Cousin Sam Turn To Practical Politics159第二十三章 殖民军总司令不得不报告的坏消息Chapter 23 The Commander Of His Majesty s Colonial Forces Is Obliged To Report Some Very Bad News165第二十四章 乔治华盛顿将军重新穿上了军装Chapter 24 General George Washington Of Fairfax County, ?Virginia, Puts On His Old Uniform173第二十五章 托马斯杰斐逊证明传统教育的优越性Chapter 25 Mr. Thomas Jefferson Of Albemarle County, Virginia, Shows The Superior Advantages Of A Classical Education179第二十六章 乔治三世国王成为受人欢迎的英雄Chapter 26 King George III Becomes A Popular Hero In His Own Country189第二十七章 诺斯爵士不得不保持明智Chapter 27 Lord North Is Forced To Keep Awake195第二十八章 富兰克林拜会圣路易的后人Chapter 28 Dr. Benjamin Franklin, The Well-Known Printer Of Philadelphia, Pa., Calls Upon The Descendant Of Saint Louis200第二十九章 卢梭写的书,拉法耶特做的研究Chapter 29 M. Jean Jacques Rousseau Writes A Book And M. Le Marquis De La Fayette Goes To Study The Delightful Children Of Nature In The American Wilderness213第三十章 宗主国与边境区域的博弈Chapter 30 The Mother Country Makes The Best Of A Bad Bargain And The Men From The Frontier Make The Best Of A Good One222第三十一章 妥协:在挽救了一个民族的同时建立了一个帝国Chapter 31 The Compromise That Saved A Nation And Founded An Empire230第三十二章 亚历山大汉密尔顿商业兴国Chapter 32 Mr. Alexander Hamilton Of The Island Of Nevis b.w.i Puts The Country On A Sound Commercial Basis, And George Washington, Esq., Returns To Mount Vernon, An Older And Sadder Man240第三十三章 亚当斯总统知道革命并不总是完全一样Chapter 33 His Excellency President John Adams Learns That A Revolution And A Revolution Are Not Always The Same253第三十四章 美国总统杰斐逊与拿破仑皇帝在土地上的重要交易Chapter 34 Thomas Jefferson, President Of The United States Of America, And The Emperor Napoleon, Conclude An Important Deal In Real Estate263第三十五章 宗主国的最后一次造访Chapter 35 The Mother Country Pays A Final Visit272第三十六章 门罗主义和玻利瓦尔开创的新世界Chapter 36 President James Monroe Pays His Compliments To The Holy Alliance And Simon Bolivar Starts Out To Found A New World285第三十七章 新的信仰Chapter 37 The New Faith295第三十八章 独裁Chapter 38 Dictatorship300第三十九章 无聊的杂耍演员和无用的吹笛手Chapter 39 The Frivolous Jugglers And The Useless Players Of The Lute311第四十章 墨西哥总统圣安纳理解的真理:自然拒绝真空Chapter 40 President Santa Anna Of Mexico Learns The Truth Of The Law Which States That Nature Abhors A Vacuum320第四十一章 汤姆叔叔和冒烟比利Chapter 41 Uncle Tom And Puffing Billy328第四十二章 令人厌烦的契约Chapter 42 An Irksome Contract344第四十三章 亚伯拉罕林肯伊利诺伊州 不知名的乡村律师Chapter 43 An Unknown Country Lawyer From Illinois Offers To Take The Case354第四十四章 把战争交给陪审团Chapter 44 The Case Is Submitted To The Jury360第四十五章 案件终于裁定了Chapter 45 The Case Is Decided For Good And All367第四十六章 最后一位征服者成了阶下囚Chapter 46 The Last Of The Conquistadores Goes HomeIn A Coffin385第四十七章 一颗金道钉钉在犹他州的铁轨上Chapter 47 A Golden Spike Is Driven In Utah392第四十八章 美洲文明第三时期的衰落Chapter 48 The Decline And Fall Of The Third Cycle Of American Civilization401第四十九章 埃利斯岛和普利茅斯礁石Chapter 49 Ellis Island And Plymouth Rock407第五十章 物质与财富的统治Chapter 50 The Rule Of Things415第五十一章 更廉价的原料需求大增Chapter 51 Wanted: More And Cheaper Raw Materials428第五十二章 未知的世界Chapter 52 A World Unsuspected436第五十三章 美国的新路Chapter 53 The New Road For America440