Beginnings of the American people / Carl Lotus Becker ... Becker, Carl L. (Carl Lotus), 1873-1945. E178 .R65 vol. 1 973 BEB Period covered: 1492-1783. "Bibliographical note" at end of each chapter: "General bibliography": p. [277]-279. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company , c1915. c1915. 1915 Text xii p., 4 l., 279, xviii p. : eng The Riverside history of the United States ... [I] United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783.