Author: James Oglethorpe Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 9780820361079 Category : Languages : en Pages : 446
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Publications of James Edward Oglethorpe contains various writings by the founder of the Georgia colony, supplemented by introductions and notes to further the reader's understanding of the texts. The collection of articles, letters, essays, and reports gives a reader insight into the life and mind of the man who shaped the history of the state of Georgia with an agenda of social reformation. This book satisfies a reader's curiosity both regarding Oglethorpe himself as well as life in the colony, through its inclusion of colony reports alongside letters in which Oglethorpe expands on his ideas about British America. Includes Quisquis amissam (1714) A Duel Explained (1722) The Sailors Advocate (1728) A Preliminary Report on the Fleet Prison (1729) A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Fleet Prison (1729) A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; and farther Relating to the Fleet Prison (1729) A Preliminary Report on the King's Bench Prison (1730) An Addendum to the Fleet Prison Report (1730) A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom. Relating to the King's Bench Prison (1730) An Appeal for the Georgia Colony (1732) Select Tracts Relating to Colonies (1732) A New and Accurate Account of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia (1732) A Description of the Indians in Georgia (1733) An Account of Carolina and Georgia (1739) An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina (1740) A Thanksgiving for Victory (1742) The King's Bench Prison Revisited (1752) The Naked Truth (1755) Some Account of the Cherokees (1762) Shipping Problems in South Carolina (1762) Three Letters on Corsica (1768) The Adams Letters (1773-1774) The Faber Letters (1778) Three Letters Supporting Lord North (1782)
Author: Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 0820361062 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 445
Book Description
Publications of James Edward Oglethorpe contains various writings by the founder of the Georgia colony, supplemented by introductions and notes to further the reader’s understanding of the texts. The collection of articles, letters, essays, and reports gives a reader insight into the life and mind of the man who shaped the history of the state of Georgia with an agenda of social reformation. This book satisfies a reader’s curiosity both regarding Oglethorpe himself as well as life in the colony, through its inclusion of colony reports alongside letters in which Oglethorpe expands on his ideas about British America. The Georgia Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Author: Joyce Blackburn Publisher: Turner Publishing Company ISBN: 1618588613 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 108
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James Edward Oglethorpe turned his back on Oxford University, his family's Jacobite schemes, and a career as courtier to a prince to settle as an English country squire. But history was not to let him stay unnoticed. As a member of Parliament in the eighteenth century, Oglethorpe fought for debtors? rights and prison reform, and when he gained them, volunteered to found a new colony in America. Under his direction, settlements were established, strong bonds were formed with the Creek Indians, and the colony of Georgia flourished. He guided it during its formative years and protected it during war with Spain. That alone should have assured Oglethorpe of his place in history...but as he learned, politics and fortune are fickle. In this captivating biography, Joyce Blackburn details the career and life of this gallant gentleman, hero, visionary, and patriot.
Author: James Edward Oglethorpe Publisher: ISBN: 9780820315461 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 412
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An edition of the writings of James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the American colony of Georgia, in 1733. These pamphlets, reports, articles and letters illuminate the man who has been hailed not only as a colonial visionary, but also a humanitarian who exposed numerous social injustices.
Author: James Oglethorpe Publisher: University of Georgia Press ISBN: 9780820361086 Category : Languages : en Pages : 446
Book Description
Publications of James Edward Oglethorpe contains various writings by the founder of the Georgia colony, supplemented by introductions and notes to further the reader's understanding of the texts. The collection of articles, letters, essays, and reports gives a reader insight into the life and mind of the man who shaped the history of the state of Georgia with an agenda of social reformation. This book satisfies a reader's curiosity both regarding Oglethorpe himself as well as life in the colony, through its inclusion of colony reports alongside letters in which Oglethorpe expands on his ideas about British America. Includes Quisquis amissam (1714) A Duel Explained (1722) The Sailors Advocate (1728) A Preliminary Report on the Fleet Prison (1729) A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Fleet Prison (1729) A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom: Relating to the Marshalsea Prison; and farther Relating to the Fleet Prison (1729) A Preliminary Report on the King's Bench Prison (1730) An Addendum to the Fleet Prison Report (1730) A Report from the Committee appointed to Enquire into the State of the Goals of this Kingdom. Relating to the King's Bench Prison (1730) An Appeal for the Georgia Colony (1732) Select Tracts Relating to Colonies (1732) A New and Accurate Account of the Provinces of South Carolina and Georgia (1732) A Description of the Indians in Georgia (1733) An Account of Carolina and Georgia (1739) An Account of the Negroe Insurrection in South Carolina (1740) A Thanksgiving for Victory (1742) The King's Bench Prison Revisited (1752) The Naked Truth (1755) Some Account of the Cherokees (1762) Shipping Problems in South Carolina (1762) Three Letters on Corsica (1768) The Adams Letters (1773-1774) The Faber Letters (1778) Three Letters Supporting Lord North (1782)
Author: David Lee Russell Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 9780786475117 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Many of America's first European settlers felt they were traveling to a sort of promised land, but James Oglethorpe viewed America--specifically, what is today the state of Georgia--as his own personal utopia. Convincing his king to grant him a land parcel, Oglethorpe threw his lot in with 35 poor families and traveled to the New World. There, he became the first administrator of the Georgian colony and founded the town of Savannah. This work tells the story of James Oglethorpe and of Georgia from its birth as a colony in 1733 to its emergence as a free state 50 years later. Appendices include the roster of initial settlers, the Georgia constitution of 1777 and a detailed timeline.
Author: Torrey Maloof Publisher: Teacher Created Materials ISBN: 1493825550 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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Learn more about James Oglethorpe and his contributions to Georgia history with this high-interest reader that connects to Georgia state studies standards. James Oglethorpe: Not For Self, but For Others promotes social studies content literacy with appropriately-leveled text and keeps students engaged with full-color illustrations and dynamic primary source documents. This biography connects to Georgia Standards of Excellence, WIDA, and NCSS/C3 framework.
Author: Thomas D. Wilson Publisher: University of Virginia Press ISBN: 0813937116 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 342
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The statesman and reformer James Oglethorpe was a significant figure in the philosophical and political landscape of eighteenth-century British America. His social contributions—all informed by Enlightenment ideals—included prison reform, the founding of the Georgia Colony on behalf of the "worthy poor," and stirring the founders of the abolitionist movement. He also developed the famous ward design for the city of Savannah, a design that became one of the most important planning innovations in American history. Multilayered and connecting the urban core to peripheral garden and farm lots, the Oglethorpe Plan was intended by its author to both exhibit and foster his utopian ideas of agrarian equality. In his new book, the professional planner Thomas D. Wilson reconsiders the Oglethorpe Plan, revealing that Oglethorpe was a more dynamic force in urban planning than has generally been supposed. In essence, claims Wilson, the Oglethorpe Plan offers a portrait of the Enlightenment, and embodies all of the major themes of that era, including science, humanism, and secularism. The vibrancy of the ideas behind its conception invites an exploration of the plan's enduring qualities. In addition to surveying historical context and intellectual origins, this book aims to rescue Oglethorpe’s work from its relegation to the status of a living museum in a revered historic district, and to demonstrate instead how modern-day town planners might employ its principles. Unique in its exclusive focus on the topic and written in a clear and readable style, The Oglethorpe Plan explores this design as a bridge between New Urbanism and other more naturally evolving and socially engaged modes of urban development.
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