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 Expert”139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 Home—In 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