Between Two Worlds by Malcolm Gaskill audiobook

Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans

By Malcolm Gaskill
Read by Gildart Jackson

Blackstone Publishing, Blackstone Publishing 9780465011117
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Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike—sought to re-create their old country in the new land. Yet as Malcolm Gaskill reveals in Between Two Worlds, colonists' efforts to remake England and retain their Englishness proved impossible. As they strove to leave their mark on the New World, they too were altered: by harsh wilderness, by illness and infighting, and by bloody battles with Indians. Gradually acclimating to their new environment, later generations realized that they were perhaps not even English at all. These were the first Americans, and their newfound independence would propel them along the path toward rebellion. A major work of transatlantic history, Between Two Worlds brilliantly illuminates the long, complicated, and often traumatic process by which English colonists became American.

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Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike—sought to re-create their old country in the new land.

Yet as Malcolm Gaskill reveals in Between Two Worlds, colonists' efforts to remake England and retain their Englishness proved impossible. As they strove to leave their mark on the New World, they too were altered: by harsh wilderness, by illness and infighting, and by bloody battles with Indians. Gradually acclimating to their new environment, later generations realized that they were perhaps not even English at all. These were the first Americans, and their newfound independence would propel them along the path toward rebellion.

A major work of transatlantic history, Between Two Worlds brilliantly illuminates the long, complicated, and often traumatic process by which English colonists became American.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Lively…an entertaining romp through kaleidoscopic images of colonists coping with the shock of the new while clinging to the older verities of their origins….Readers can delight in Mr. Gaskill’s winning narration of the old certainties in a new style.” —Wall Street Journal
“This book is not meant to be a history of seventeenth century America, though it succeeds rather well in that regard. Gaskill instead seeks to chart the development of a distinctive American identity in the new world. He succeeds quite brilliantly.” —Times (London)
“The conversion of English adventurers into American pioneers emerges, beautifully and brutally.” —New Yorker
“Gaskill is good at demonstrating how little effort the Crown invested in nurturing and managing the colonies…Fascinating.” —Virginian-Pilot
“Gaskill, a professor of early modern history at the University of East Anglia, offers an in-depth look at the experiences of the first three generations of English settlers on the American continent that examines their slow transformation into a new culture…Meticulously researched and drawing on a plenitude of original source material, Gaskill’s study provides an underrepresented view of early American history.” —Publishers Weekly
“Gaskill studies the effects of seventeenth-century colonization on three generations of English in both England and America…A comprehensive history of America’s colonists, who struggled to separate while remaining English, and the English, who just wanted a cash cow.” —Kirkus Reviews
”Gildart Jackson’s narration conveys a lot of information with just enough emotion and drama to hold the listener’s attention throughout this comprehensive look at the 1600s and the lessons learned by early British colonists. His voice blends passages from the period with a modern awareness. That skill hits home when Gaskell writes about harsh British attitudes toward Native Americans. Jackson also sharpens the contrast between utopian writings meant to encourage migration and the realities of colonial life.” —AudioFile

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by Odin 7/29/2025
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Bronson narrates another round of Sinclair's brilliance

Having lived in NY during period of Williams’s book, as well as visiting Cape Cod frequently, I can vouch for the truths of that era in Bohemia circles as Williams has told it. From Wellfleet to Provincetown, Bohemian life style flourishes and suffered. A period of creativity came forth and with it the joys and disappointments that are synonymous with experimentation… the cornerstone of the era. Such a time spawned many a dramatic story in sexual, artistic and intellectual modes. For anyone interested in exploring the genesis of a creative movement that still thrives today, listen up. The Shores of Bohemia delivers. DONE

Author

Author Bio: Malcolm Gaskill

Author Bio: Malcolm Gaskill

Malcolm Gaskill is professor emeritus of early modern history at the University of East Anglia. He is one of Britain’s leading experts in the history of witchcraft, and his works include the highly acclaimed Witchfinders: A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy and Between Two Worlds: How the English Became Americans.

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Available Formats : Digital Download, CD
Category: Nonfiction/History
Runtime: 20.58
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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