Replenishing the earth : the settler revolution and the rise of the Anglo-world, 1783-1939 /
James Belich
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013
- (X-573 p.)
Why are we speaking English? Replenishing the Earth gives a new answer to that question, uncovering a 'settler revolution' that took place from the early nineteenth century that led to the explosive settlement of the American West and its forgotten twin, the British West, comprising the settler dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.