Author: William Shirley
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260490070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Excerpt from Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760, Vol. 1 of 2: Edited Under the Auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America William shirley was one of the few popular English governors in America during the Colonial period. Born in Sussex County, England, on December 2, 1694, he was de scended from an old and distinguished English family. The son of a London merchant, he was for a considerable time identified with that center of the English world as a law yer, and there acquired a good knowledge of the intrigues which characterized the Court of George II and the methods employed to secure results in the government of Great Britain. Coming to America in 1731, he, ten years later, be came a governor of Massachusetts, approved by the people of that colony and trusted by his official superiors at Lon don. The words used by Mrs. Shirley in her letter to the Duke of Newcastle, March 2, 1737, when seeking office for her husband, contained much truth From his own capacity and the general esteem the people have for him, he may be of great service to the Crown, and I am sure will employ his utmost ability and industry in return for any favors bestowed on him, and I may venture to say the King wants such men in America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760, Vol. 1 of 2
Author: William Shirley
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260490070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Excerpt from Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760, Vol. 1 of 2: Edited Under the Auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America William shirley was one of the few popular English governors in America during the Colonial period. Born in Sussex County, England, on December 2, 1694, he was de scended from an old and distinguished English family. The son of a London merchant, he was for a considerable time identified with that center of the English world as a law yer, and there acquired a good knowledge of the intrigues which characterized the Court of George II and the methods employed to secure results in the government of Great Britain. Coming to America in 1731, he, ten years later, be came a governor of Massachusetts, approved by the people of that colony and trusted by his official superiors at Lon don. The words used by Mrs. Shirley in her letter to the Duke of Newcastle, March 2, 1737, when seeking office for her husband, contained much truth From his own capacity and the general esteem the people have for him, he may be of great service to the Crown, and I am sure will employ his utmost ability and industry in return for any favors bestowed on him, and I may venture to say the King wants such men in America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780260490070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Excerpt from Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760, Vol. 1 of 2: Edited Under the Auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America William shirley was one of the few popular English governors in America during the Colonial period. Born in Sussex County, England, on December 2, 1694, he was de scended from an old and distinguished English family. The son of a London merchant, he was for a considerable time identified with that center of the English world as a law yer, and there acquired a good knowledge of the intrigues which characterized the Court of George II and the methods employed to secure results in the government of Great Britain. Coming to America in 1731, he, ten years later, be came a governor of Massachusetts, approved by the people of that colony and trusted by his official superiors at Lon don. The words used by Mrs. Shirley in her letter to the Duke of Newcastle, March 2, 1737, when seeking office for her husband, contained much truth From his own capacity and the general esteem the people have for him, he may be of great service to the Crown, and I am sure will employ his utmost ability and industry in return for any favors bestowed on him, and I may venture to say the King wants such men in America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731- 1760, vol. 1
Correspondence of William Shirley, Vol. 2 of 2
Author: Charles Henry Lincoln
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528587334
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Excerpt from Correspondence of William Shirley, Vol. 2 of 2: Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America 1731-1760 Shirley To lords OF trade, may 23, 1754 French success on the Ohio. Is going to Maine to investigate conditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528587334
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Excerpt from Correspondence of William Shirley, Vol. 2 of 2: Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America 1731-1760 Shirley To lords OF trade, may 23, 1754 French success on the Ohio. Is going to Maine to investigate conditions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760. Edited ... by C.H. Lincoln
Author: William SHIRLEY (Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.)
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Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760. Edited Under the Auspices of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America by Charles Henry Lincoln. New York, Macmillan, 1912
Author: William Shirley
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Correspondence of William Shirley
Author: William Shirley
Publisher: New York : Macmillan Company
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Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Publisher: New York : Macmillan Company
ISBN:
Category : Governors
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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Correspondence of William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts and Military Commander in America, 1731-1760
Author: William Shirley
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher: New York : AMS Press
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Voices of A People's History of the United States
Author: Howard Zinn
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1583229167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
This updated companion to Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States (Harper Perennial, 2005) brings together the powerful words and actions of women and men of all races and creeds who, though mostly powerless themselves, have made change in America across the centuries. The original source book for Matt Damon's 'The People Speak' series on The History Channel, this classic work from Zinn is a major new release.
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1583229167
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
This updated companion to Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States (Harper Perennial, 2005) brings together the powerful words and actions of women and men of all races and creeds who, though mostly powerless themselves, have made change in America across the centuries. The original source book for Matt Damon's 'The People Speak' series on The History Channel, this classic work from Zinn is a major new release.
Outlaws of the Atlantic
Author: Marcus Rediker
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 080703410X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This maritime history "from below" exposes the history-making power of common sailors, slaves, pirates, and other outlaws at sea in the era of the tall ship. In Outlaws of the Atlantic, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker turns maritime history upside down. He explores the dramatic world of maritime adventure, not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners—sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Bringing together their seafaring experiences for the first time, Outlaws of the Atlantic is an unexpected and compelling peoples’ history of the “age of sail.” With his signature bottom-up approach and insight, Rediker reveals how the “motley”—that is, multiethnic—crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck. By bringing these marginal seafaring characters into the limelight, Rediker shows how maritime actors have shaped history that many have long regarded as national and landed. And by casting these rebels by sea as cosmopolitan workers of the world, he reminds us that to understand the rise of capitalism, globalization, and the formation of race and class, we must look to the sea.
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 080703410X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This maritime history "from below" exposes the history-making power of common sailors, slaves, pirates, and other outlaws at sea in the era of the tall ship. In Outlaws of the Atlantic, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker turns maritime history upside down. He explores the dramatic world of maritime adventure, not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners—sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Bringing together their seafaring experiences for the first time, Outlaws of the Atlantic is an unexpected and compelling peoples’ history of the “age of sail.” With his signature bottom-up approach and insight, Rediker reveals how the “motley”—that is, multiethnic—crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck. By bringing these marginal seafaring characters into the limelight, Rediker shows how maritime actors have shaped history that many have long regarded as national and landed. And by casting these rebels by sea as cosmopolitan workers of the world, he reminds us that to understand the rise of capitalism, globalization, and the formation of race and class, we must look to the sea.