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The importance of the scientific study of military history, by M.M. Macomb.--A review of West Point's history, by S.E. Tillman.--The ethics of Major André's mission, by C. De W. Wilcox. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Between 1500 and the middle of the nineteenth century, some 12.5 million slaves were sent as bonded labour from Africa to the European settlements in the Americas. Shaping the New World introduces students to the origins, growth, and consolidation of African slavery in the Americas and race-based slavery's impact on the economic, social, and cultural development of the New World. While the book explores the idea of the African slave as a tool in the formation of new American societies, it also acknowledges the culture, humanity, and importance of the slave as a person and highlights the role of women in slave societies. Serving as the third book in the UTP/CHA International Themes and Issues Series, Shaping the New World introduces readers to the topic of African slavery in the New World from a comparative perspective, specifically focusing on the English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch slave systems

Editor's introduction -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction: Pennsylvania presidential politics -- The Democrats emerge: the 1930s -- The Republicans revitalize: the 1940s -- The transitional decade: the 1950s -- The competitive state: the 1960s -- The split decision: the 1970s -- The new political order: the 1980s -- The Democrats take control: the 1990s -- Elections in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion -- Table: Pennsylvania presidential elections, 1932-2004 -- Notes -- Suggestions for further reading and bibliography