Very long, very detailed but one of my favorites ever. Bernard Bailyn did his undergraduate work at Williams College and his graduate work at Harvard, where he is currently Adams University Professor and James. A treasure trove that helps to explain how we got to where we are in America today.

I have listened to it twice and will listen to portions again. The 1622 Indian massacre of Virginia settlers occurred at the peak of the early seventeenth-century drought. Much too much information for one sitting or even several. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Bernard Bailyn The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 Kindle Edition by Bernard Bailyn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 284 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 11.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. What about Henry Strozier’s performance did you like?Įasy to listen to, appropriate gravitas for the subject matter. The Barbarous Years - by Bernard Bailyn (Paperback) 15.99When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall):9.3 Inches (H) x 6.3 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D) Weight:1.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Barbarous Years to be better than the print version?Īfter listening to the audio edition, I purchased a paperback copy because I have been working on family genealogy for over 10 years and the information about religion, birthplace of immigrants and where they chose to settle in British America is priceless to my understanding of several generations of my family.įinally a clear description of the sometimes subtle differences between Puritans, Pilgrims, Anabaptists, Quakers and other religious groups.

The Barbarous Years by Bernard Bailyn