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If you live in the United States, you've been affected by British culture. The English language most of us speak is only one example of the many ways American culture has grown out of British culture—the original 13 Colonies were largely settled by English immigrants, and they left their mark on the conventions, social structure, and ideals of the New World. Even something as "American" as apple pie has its roots in Olde England, where it has been made and eaten since the Middle Ages.

It's not just white Americans who owe so much to the British. Because the English largely determined the culture of the country in its early stages, all subsequent citizens have consequently inherited a shared heritage. There is certainly more diversity in the 21st century than there was 100 or even 50 years ago, and American culture is in a constant state of flux due to its ever-changing demographic, but it remains true that we've all beenAnglicizedto some degree or other.

This has led many to become Anglophiles. It would be a lie to say there are none at Exodus Books (though not all the employees share the same enthusiasm), and this has to some extent determined the nature of our selection, particularly in history and literature. Anglophiles are simply those with an excessive interest in all things English, or those whose view of history sees the West as represented by Great Britain as the starting and focal point for all study of history. The latter view is obviously flawed, but the former usually manifests itself in mostly harmless ways.

Like U.S. history, British history isn't entirely of a piece. The British Isles include five distinct regions (England, Scotland and Wales on the Eastern island; Ireland and Northern Ireland on the Western), and each has its own history, people groups, and languages. In recent years these areas have become slightly more united in theory, though high levels of regional pride still exist. Also like Americans, the British people are a mix of indigenous races and foreigners, many of them invaders in the ancient and early Medieval periods.

England in particular has always enjoyed a prominent role in world culture and affairs. Though their range of influence has lessened in the last few decades, the hand of the English can still be seen in the remnants of Empire: in India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and all the other Commonwealth nations around the world. Historical epochs like the Renaissance, Reformation, and Enlightenment have always found a strong foothold in the Isles, and the British have frequently been at the forefront of social and humanitarian reform, particularly in the case of slavery.

At the same time, the British have always been distinct in their own identity and culture, recognizable the world over for their careful scholarship, incredible works of art, awesome sense of humor, and stiff-upper-lippedness. Despite having been attacked and settled by Romans, Germans, Vikings, and Franks, the Isles' Celtic heritage remains (though to be fair, the Celts were also interlopers). British history is both essential for understanding our own (U.S.) history, and for the shape of the whole modern world. It's also fascinating to study in its own right, not least for its frequently bizarre moments.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur.Read more of his reviews here.
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in Audio Books & Dramas (Location: CD-AUDIO)
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Adventures of King Arthur - Coloring Book
by Arkady Roytman
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in Literary & Fantasy Coloring Books (Location: COL-LIT)
$3.39
Adventurous Life of Winston Churchill
by Geoffrey Bocca
from Julian Messner
for 5th-8th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
by Agatha Christie
2012 Reissue from William Morrow & Company
for 11th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
AIO Imagination Station Book #04
by Marianne Hering & Paul McCusker
from Focus on the Family
for 1st-3rd grade
in Imagination Station (Location: SER-AIO)
$5.99
All Color Book of Henry VIII
from Octopus Books Limited
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Amazing Grace
by Eric Metaxas
from HarperOne
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$15.99
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by John Piper
from Crossway Books
for 9th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
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Historical House: 1969
by Linda Newbery
from Educational Development Corporation
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Anna and the King of Siam
by Margaret Landon
from HarperCollins
Historical fiction for 9th-12th grade
in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
$14.95
Anno's Britain
by Mitsumasa Anno
1st edition from Philomel Books
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Battle for the Falklands
by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins
from W. W. Norton and Co.
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in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Battle of Britain
World Landmark #10
by Quentin Reynolds
from Random House
for 5th-8th grade
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Beyond the Sacred Page
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from HMH Books for Young Readers
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by James Herriot
from St. Martin's Press
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by Susan Clarke
from Jarrold Publishing
for 9th-Adult
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Book Lover's Bucket List
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$24.95
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from William Heinemann
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by Ann Dinsdale
from Frances Lincoln
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Bunyan Characters
by Alexander Whyte
from Baker Books
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from J.B. Lippincott Co.
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Historical House: 1895
by Adele Geras
from Educational Development Corporation
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species
by Walter Karp
from Harper & Row
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in Horizon Caravel Books (Location: VIN-HOR)
Charlotte Bronte and Jane Eyre
by Robert Van Nutt, Stewart Ross
1st edition from Viking Press
for 4th-6th grade
Child's Christmas in Wales
by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
from Holiday House
for 2nd-4th grade
in Christmas & Advent (Location: HOLIDAY)
Children of the New Forest
by Frederick Marryat
from Yesterday's Classics
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.95
Children of the New Forest
by Frederick Marryat
from Living Book Press
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
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$12.99
Churchill
by Paul Johnson
Reprint from Penguin Putnam
for 9th-Adult
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$17.00
Collins Guide to Bird Watching
2nd edition from William Collins
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
Colonial Wars Source Book
by Philip J. Haythornthwaite
from Cassell
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$20.00 (1 in stock)
Concise History of Ireland
by Fitzroy Maclean
3 Sub from Thames and Hudson
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
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by Avi
from Hyperion/Madison Press
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Crispin: The End of Time
by Avi
from Hyperion/Madison Press
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$7.99
Crispin: The End of Time
by Avi
from Balzer & Bray
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Culloden and the '45
by Jeremy Black
from St. Martin's Press
for 10th-Adult
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$4.00 (1 in stock)
Cup of Cold Water
by Christine Farenhorst
from P&R Publishing
for 4th-6th grades
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Daily Life in Johnson's London
by Richard B. Schwartz
1st edition
for 10th-Adult
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey
1st edition from Touchstone
for 7th-Adult
in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
$16.00
ECL: Book of King Arthur
by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Ron King
for 4th-8th grade
in Educator Classic Library (Location: VIN-ECL)
ECL: Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Educator Classic Library #9
by Howard Pyle, illustrated by Don Irwin
Complete and Unabridged Edition from Classic Press
in Educator Classic Library (Location: VIN-ECL)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Edwardian Lady
by Ina Taylor
from Holt, Rinehart and Winston
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$16.00 (1 in stock)
Elizabeth I
Jackdaw No. 53
from Jackdaw Publications
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$12.00 (1 in stock)
Elizabeth of York
by Nancy Lenz Harvey
from Macmillan
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$12.00 (1 in stock)
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from Cassell
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$10.00 (1 in stock)
English Channel
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from Readers Union
for Adult
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$9.00 (1 in stock)
English Constitution
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for 10th-Adult
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
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Calla Editions
by Flora Steel, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
from Dover Publications
English Garden
by Laurence Fleming & Alan Gore
1980 2nd Printing from Mermaid Books
for Adult
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
English Weapons & Warfare 449-1660
from Barnes & Noble
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$7.50 (1 in stock)
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by Neil Philip
1st American ed from DK Children
for 3rd-6th grade
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by H. Rider Haggard
from Great Light Publications
for 8th-10th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$13.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
First Lady of the Theatre: Sarah Siddons
by Molly Costain Haycraft
from Kingston House
Biography for 7th-10th grade
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
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World Landmark #38
by Charles Norman, illustrated by C. Walter Hodges
from Random House
for 5th-9th grade
in World Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAN)
Florence Nightingale
by Laura E. Richards
from Yesterday's Classics
Biography for 6th-9th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$8.95
Forgotten Spurgeon
by Iain H. Murray
2nd edition from Banner of Truth Trust
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George MacDonald
by Michael R Phillips
Illustrated Edition from Bethany House
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$18.00 (1 in stock)
George MacDonald
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from Bethany House
for 11th-Adult
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$10.00 (1 in stock)
George Mueller
by Faith Coxe Bailey
from Moody Press
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$2.50 (2 in stock)
George Muller
by Rebecca Davis
from Bob Jones University Press
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
George Muller: Faith to Feed Ten Thousand
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by Renee Meloche
from YWAM Publishing
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$4.50 (2 in stock)
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Book of Books #1
by Jack Cavanaugh
from Zondervan
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$5.00 (1 in stock)
God's Adventurer
by Phyllis Thompson
from OMF
for 4th-7th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$2.50 (3 in stock)
Great Britain to 1688 / Great Britain Since 1688
by Maurice Ashley and K.B. Smellie
from University of Michigan Press
for Adult
in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Great Empires - CD-ROM
from Home School in the Woods
for 3rd-8th grade
in Hands-On History Activity-Paks (Location: HISRF-HOH)
$19.95
Growth of the British Empire
Story of the World Series #5
by M. B. Synge
from Yesterday's Classics
British History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$11.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Guide to Great Britain
by Brian Williams
from Highlights for Children
for 1st-6th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$1.50 (1 in stock)
Gytha's Message
Emma Leslie Church History Series
by Emma Leslie
from Salem Ridge Press
for 5th-9th grade
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$8.00 (1 in stock)
Heart and Soul
by Gena K. Gorrell
from Tundra Books (NY)
for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$9.50 (1 in stock)
Hedge School
by Gloria Whelan
from Bethlehem Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$14.95
Henry VIII
by Richard Brassey
for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$8.95
Heritage of Britain
by A. L. Rowse
from Marks and Spencer
for 7th-12th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Hidden Foe
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
for 6th-10th grade
in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
Hidden Foe
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
for 6th-10th grade
in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
History of Britain 2
History of Britain Trilogy #2
by Simon Schama
from BBC Books
for 9th-Adult
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
History of Britain 3
History of Britain Trilogy #3
by Simon Schama
from BBC Books
for 9th-Adult
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
History of England
by David H. Willson
2nd ed. from Dryden Press Inc.
for Adult
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
History of King Charles II of England
by Jacob Abbott
from Serenity Publishers
for 10th-Adult
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$9.99
History of the English-Speaking Peoples
by Winston Churchill
Abridged Edition from Skyhorse Publishing
for 9th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume 1
by Winston S. Churchill
from Barnes & Noble
for 7th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume 1
by Winston S. Churchill
from Dodd, Mead
for 7th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume 2
by Winston Churchill
from Barnes & Noble
for 10th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume 3
by Winston S. Churchill
from Barnes & Noble
for 9th-Adult
in Modern History (Location: HISW-MOD)
History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume 4
by Winston Churchill
from Barnes & Noble
for 10th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
Houses of Parliament
by Nigel Smith
from Steck-Vaughn Company
for 3rd-6th grade
in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
How the Heather Looks
by Joan Bodger
Reprint from Living Book Press
for 7th-Adult
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$24.99
How the Heather Looks
by Joan Bodger, illustrated by Mark Lang
Reprint from Living Book Press
for 7th-Adult
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$14.99
Humble Leader
by Julia Cameron
from Christian Focus Publications
for 4th-6th grade
in TorchBearers & TrailBlazers (Location: BIO-TRAIL)
$8.99
If You Were Me and Lived in... Elizabethan England
An Introduction to Civilizations Throughout Time Volume 3
by Carole P. Roman
from CreateSpace
for 1st-3rd grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$14.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Illustrated Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes
by William Wordsworth, Edited by Peter Bicknell
from Congdon & Weed Inc.
for 9th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$11.20 (1 in stock)
In the Belly of an Ox
by Rebecca Bond
from HMH Books for Young Readers
for Preschool-1st grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
In the Days of Alfred the Great
by Eva March Tappan
from Yesterday's Classics
for 6th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$10.95
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth
by Eva March Tappan
from Yesterday's Classics
for 6th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$10.95
In the Days of Queen Victoria
by Eva March Tappan
from Yesterday's Classics
for 6th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$10.95 $7.50 (1 in stock)
In the Days of Queen Victoria
by Eva March Tappan
from Bookshelf Central
for 6th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
In the Days of William the Conqueror
by Eva March Tappan
from Yesterday's Classics
for 6th-10th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$10.95
Inside-Outside Book of London
by Roxie Munro
from E.P. Dutton & Co.
for Preschool-4th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$4.20 (1 in stock)
Ireland
from Crescent Books
for 4th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Island of the Mighty
by Padraic Colum
from Aladdin Paperbacks
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$9.99
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