Author: Edward Winslow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557094438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
One of America's earliest books and one of the most important early Pilgrim tracts to come from American colonies. This book helped persuade others to come join those who already came to Plymouth.
Colonial Origins of the American Constitution
Author: Donald S. Lutz
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Presents 80 documents selected to reflect Eric Voegelin's theory that in Western civilization basic political symbolizations tend to be variants of the original symbolization of Judeo-Christian religious tradition. These documents demonstrate the continuity of symbols preceding the writing of the Constitution and all contain a number of basic symbols such as: a constitution as higher law, popular sovereignty, legislative supremacy, the deliberative process, and a virtuous people. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Presents 80 documents selected to reflect Eric Voegelin's theory that in Western civilization basic political symbolizations tend to be variants of the original symbolization of Judeo-Christian religious tradition. These documents demonstrate the continuity of symbols preceding the writing of the Constitution and all contain a number of basic symbols such as: a constitution as higher law, popular sovereignty, legislative supremacy, the deliberative process, and a virtuous people. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Good Newes from New England
Author: Edward Winslow
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557094438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
One of America's earliest books and one of the most important early Pilgrim tracts to come from American colonies. This book helped persuade others to come join those who already came to Plymouth.
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1557094438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
One of America's earliest books and one of the most important early Pilgrim tracts to come from American colonies. This book helped persuade others to come join those who already came to Plymouth.
History of the Colony of New Haven, Before and After the Union with Connecticut
Author: Edward Rodolphus Lambert
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Category : Branford (Conn. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
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Category : Branford (Conn. : Town)
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
New England Frontier
Author: Alden T. Vaughan
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806127187
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
In contrast to most accounts of Puritan-Indian relations, "New England Frontier "argues that the first two generations of""Puritan settlers were neither generally hostile toward their""Indian neighbors nor indifferent to their territorial rights.""Rather, American Puritans-especially their political and""religious leaders-sought peaceful and equitable relations""as the first step in molding the Indians into neo-Englishmen.""When accumulated Indian resentments culminated in the""war of 1675, however, the relatively benign intercultural""contact of the preceding fifty-five-year period rapidly declined.""With a new introduction updating developments in""Puritan-Indian studies in the last fifteen years, this third""edition affords the reader a clear, balanced overview of a""complex and sensitive area of American history.""
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806127187
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
In contrast to most accounts of Puritan-Indian relations, "New England Frontier "argues that the first two generations of""Puritan settlers were neither generally hostile toward their""Indian neighbors nor indifferent to their territorial rights.""Rather, American Puritans-especially their political and""religious leaders-sought peaceful and equitable relations""as the first step in molding the Indians into neo-Englishmen.""When accumulated Indian resentments culminated in the""war of 1675, however, the relatively benign intercultural""contact of the preceding fifty-five-year period rapidly declined.""With a new introduction updating developments in""Puritan-Indian studies in the last fifteen years, this third""edition affords the reader a clear, balanced overview of a""complex and sensitive area of American history.""
The New England Confederation. 1643
Author: Carolina
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Category : Constitutions
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
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Category : Constitutions
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Our Governments
Author: Laura Donnan
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Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
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Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775 [3 volumes]
Author: Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851097570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1350
Book Description
The only multivolume encyclopedia covering all aspects of North American colonial warfare, with special attention paid to the social, political, cultural, and economic affairs that were affected by the conflicts. Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History is the first multivolume resource on the full range of combat and confrontation in the New World prior to the American Revolution—not just rivalries between European empires but Indian conflicts, slave rebellions, and popular uprisings as well. Organized A–Z, the encyclopedia covers all major wars and conflicts in North America from the late-15th to mid-18th centuries, with discussions of key battles, diplomatic efforts, military technologies, and strategies and tactics. Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775 explores the context for conflict, with essays on competing colonial powers, every major Native American tribe, all important political and military leaders, and a range of social and cultural issues. The insights and information contained here will help anyone understand the genesis of North American culture, the plight of Native Americans after European contact, and the beginnings of the United States of America.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1851097570
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1350
Book Description
The only multivolume encyclopedia covering all aspects of North American colonial warfare, with special attention paid to the social, political, cultural, and economic affairs that were affected by the conflicts. Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A Political, Social, and Military History is the first multivolume resource on the full range of combat and confrontation in the New World prior to the American Revolution—not just rivalries between European empires but Indian conflicts, slave rebellions, and popular uprisings as well. Organized A–Z, the encyclopedia covers all major wars and conflicts in North America from the late-15th to mid-18th centuries, with discussions of key battles, diplomatic efforts, military technologies, and strategies and tactics. Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775 explores the context for conflict, with essays on competing colonial powers, every major Native American tribe, all important political and military leaders, and a range of social and cultural issues. The insights and information contained here will help anyone understand the genesis of North American culture, the plight of Native Americans after European contact, and the beginnings of the United States of America.
The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws of the State, Territories, and Colonies Now Or Heretofore Forming the United States of America: Kentucky ; Massachusetts
Author: Francis Newton Thorpe
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 676
Book Description
History and Proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Author: Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Publisher:
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Category : Deerfield (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Vol. 1, pp. 467-474 contains "some facts relating of the early history of Dartmouth college," by c. c. conant.
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Category : Deerfield (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Vol. 1, pp. 467-474 contains "some facts relating of the early history of Dartmouth college," by c. c. conant.
Documentary Source Book of American History
Author: William MacDonald
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description