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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
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Adam of the Road
Puffin Newbery Library
by Elizabeth Gray
from Puffin Books
Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade
1943 Newbery Medal winner
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$8.49
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
Andie's Moon
Historical House: 1969
by Linda Newbery
from Educational Development Corporation
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Bletchley Riddle
by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
from Viking Books for Young Readers
for 5th-9th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$8.49
British Empire
by Charlotte M. Mason
from Living Book Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Introductory Geography (Location: GEO-INTRO)
$8.49
Carrie's War
by Nina Bawden
from J.B. Lippincott Co.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Cecily's Portrait
Historical House: 1895
by Adele Geras
from Educational Development Corporation
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Children of the New Forest
by Frederick Marryat
from Yesterday's Classics
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.71
Children of the New Forest
by Frederick Marryat
from Living Book Press
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.99
Crispin: The End of Time
by Avi
from Hyperion/Madison Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$8.49
Cup of Cold Water
Chosen Daughters
by Christine Farenhorst
from P&R Publishing
for 4th-6th grades
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$16.99
Dickens: His Work and His World
by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
from Candlewick Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$6.80 (1 in stock)
Elizabeth I, the People's Queen
by Kerrie Logan Hollihan
from Chicago Review Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$7.60 (1 in stock)
English Weapons & Warfare 449-1660
by A.V.B. Norman and Don Pottinger
from Barnes & Noble
for 5th-Adult
in Military & Weapon History (Location: HISV-MILIT)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Escape to King Alfred
by Geoffrey Trease
from Hillside Education
for 4th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$14.41
Great Empires - CD-ROM
from Home School in the Woods
for 3rd-8th grade
in Hands-On History Activity-Paks (Location: HISRF-HOH)
$12.00
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)
$11.86
Growth of the British Empire
Story of the World Series #5
by M. B. Synge
from Living Book Press
British History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$9.34
Guide to Great Britain
by Brian Williams
from Highlights for Children
for 1st-6th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$1.20 (1 in stock)
Hedge School
by Gloria Whelan
from Bethlehem Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.71
Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians
by Terry Deary, illustrated by Martin Brown
from Scholastic Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
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)
Humble Leader
by Julia Cameron
from Christian Focus Publications
for 4th-6th grade
in Clearance: Biographies (Location: ZCLE-BIO)
$6.29
Ireland
from Crescent Books
for 4th-Adult
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
Island of the Mighty
by Padraic Colum
from Aladdin Paperbacks
for 3rd-6th grade
$8.49
Kings & Queens of Britain's Modern Age
by Charles Phillips
from Southwater Publishing
for 3rd-8th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Kings & Queens of England and Scotland
by Pamela Egan
Updated from Brown Bear Books
for 3rd-8th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Kings and Queens of England - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by John Green
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in History of the World Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISW)
$5.94
Let's Explore the British Isles
by Caroline Walker, with maps & illustrations by Gloris Smith Young
from Living Book Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Introductory Geography (Location: GEO-INTRO)
$13.59 $6.40 (1 in stock)
Life in Medieval England
by Rupert Willoughby
from Pitkin
for 3rd-6th grade
in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Little Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Joe Sutphin
from Moody Press
for 3rd-Adult
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$25.49
Market Square Dog
by James Herriot
from St. Martin's Press
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Master Cornhill
by Eloise McGraw
from Avyx, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$6.40 (5 in stock)
Michael Faraday
by Charles Ludwig
from Herald Press
Biography for 5th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$12.74 $7.60 (1 in stock)
Murder for Her Majesty
by Beth Hilgartner
from Sandpiper Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$6.79
Mystery of the Jeweled Moth
by Katherine Woodfine
from Kane Miller
for 4th-7th grade
in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Mystery of the Painted Dragon
by Katherine Woodfine
from Kane Miller
for 4th-7th grade
in Mystery & Suspense (Location: FIC-MYS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Norman Grubb
by Janet & Geoff Benge
from YWAM Publishing
Biography for 4th-8th grade
in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE)
$10.19
Our Empire Story
by H. E. Marshall
from Yesterday's Classics
for 4th-10th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$19.51
Our Empire Story - Black & White Edition
by H. E. Marshall
from Living Book Press
for 4th-10th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$11.89
Our Empire Story - Color Edition
by H. E. Marshall
from Living Book Press
for 4th-10th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$21.24
Our Island Story (B&W Edition)
by H. E. Marshall
from Living Book Press
for 4th-7th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$13.59
Our Island Story (Color Edition)
by H. E. Marshall
from Living Book Press
for 4th-7th grade
in History Spines & Surveys (Location: HISRF-SPINE)
$24.64
Place to Hang the Moon
by Kate Albus
from Margaret Ferguson Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$16.14
Place to Hang the Moon
by Kate Albus
from Margaret Ferguson Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$11.04
Polly's March
Historical House: 1914
by Linda Newbery
from Educational Development Corporation
for 3rd-6th grade
in Series Books (Location: SER-MISC)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Queen's Blessing
by Madeleine Polland; illustrated by Betty Fraser
from Hillside Education
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.71
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal
Bethlehem Books Living History Library
by Robert T. Reilly
from Bethlehem Books
Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.71 $6.40 (1 in stock)
Robin Hood
by Jane Carruth, Illustrated by Chris Higham
from Award Publications, Limited
for 3rd-6th grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws
Dover Evergreen Classics
by J. Walker McSpadden
from Dover Publications
for 4th-8th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$9.34
Roman Britain
from Pitkin
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Rome (Location: HISW-ANRO)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Royal Faces
by Hugh Clayton
from Thames and Hudson
for 4th-9th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$6.40 (1 in stock)
Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude
by Louise Borden
1st edition from Margaret K. McElderry Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Sir Francis Drake
Library of Explorers and Exploration
by Joy Paige
1st edition from Rosen Central
for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Smugglers
by Iain Lawrence
from Yearling
for 4th-6th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$3.20 (1 in stock)
Stonehenge and Neighbouring Monuments
by R.J.C. Atkinson
2nd edition from English Heritage
for 4th-8th grade
in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT)
$1.20 (1 in stock)
Stories of the Covenanters in Scotland for Young People
by Robert Pollok
from Sprinkle Publications
for 4th-8th grade
in Church History (Location: XCH-HIS)
$16.00 (1 in stock)
Story of Good Queen Bess
Grosset & Dunlap Signature #18
by Alida Sims Malkus, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline
from Purple House Press
Biography for 5th-9th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$11.04
Story of Nelson
by Edmund F. Sellar
from Living Book Press
for 5th-8th grade
in History Shapers (Location: BIO-SHAPE)
$5.94
Story of Sir Francis Drake
by Oliver Elton
from Living Book Press
for 4th-8th grade
in History Shapers (Location: BIO-SHAPE)
$5.94
Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
by Margaret Duncan Kelly
from Living Book Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in History Shapers (Location: BIO-SHAPE)
$5.94
Stronger than the Sword
by Faith Cook
from EP Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$5.60 (1 in stock)
Swallows' Flight
by Hilary McKay
from Margaret K. McElderry Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$15.29
Time Sight
by Lynne Jonell
from Henry Holt and Company
Time Travel Fantasy for 4th-9th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$14.44
To Be a Pilgrim
by Joyce Reason
1980th edition from Christian Literature Crusade
for 4th-8th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$2.80 (1 in stock)
Tudors & Stuarts
by Fiona Patchett
for 3rd-6th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Victoria and Her Court
by Virginia Schomp
from Marshall Cavendish Education
for 4th-8th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Warriors Through the Ages - Coloring Book
Dover Coloring Books
by Bruce LaFontaine
from Dover Publications
for 2nd-6th grade
in History of the World Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISW)
$4.24
Where is Stonehenge?
by True Kelley, illustrated by John Hinderliter
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in International Landmarks & Symbols (Location: HISV-LANINT)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Who Was J. R. R. Tolkien?
by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, illustrated by Jonathan Moore
from Penguin Workshop
for 2nd-5th grade
in Who Was? biographies (Location: BIO-WHO)
$5.94
Who Were the Beatles?
Who Was?...Series
by Geoff Edgers
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Who Was? biographies (Location: BIO-WHO)
$5.94
William Booth
Christian Heroes: Then & Now
by Geoff & Janet Benge
from YWAM Publishing
Biography for 4th-7th grade
in Christian Heroes: Then and Now (Location: BIO-BENGE)
$10.19
William Wilberforce
World Changers
by John Holzmann
from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
Biography for 4th-7th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (3 in stock)
William Wilberforce
by John Holzmann
from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
for 4th-7th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$5.20 (1 in stock)
Winston Churchill
by Katie Daynes
from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Writing on the Hearth
by Cynthia Harnett
from Lerner Publishing Group
for 3rd-6th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
You Are There! London 1666
by Dona Herweck Rice
from Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Natural Disasters: Fires and Floods (Location: SCI-EARFI)
$2.80 (1 in stock)
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Victorian Servant!
by Fiona Macdonald, illustrated by David Antram
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-5th grade
in Great Britain / England (Location: HISMC-BRIT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Young Bess
by Margaret Irwin
from Harcourt, Brace & Company
for 5th-7th grade
in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
$3.20 (2 in stock)
Young Shakespeare
by Tony Bonning, illustrated by Gillian Alexander
from Waverly Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$2.80 (1 in stock)
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