Writing Early American History"Whoever reads these essaysand whether they follow the book from cover to cover, or dip into chapters at randomwill find the rich abundance and variety of early American scholarship set out before them. Readers new to the field will grasp a sense of its expansiveness and possibilities, but seasoned scholars, too, will find here a feast of insights and possibilities that will engage, provoke, and inspire them."from the Foreword, by Christopher Clark