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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
The Mississippi Valley Historical Review
Author: A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida
Author: Bernard RomansPublisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817308768
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Bernard Romans's A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida, William Bartram's Travels, and James Adair's History of the American Indian are the three most significant accounts of the southeastern United States published during the late 18th century. This new edition of Romans's Concise Natural History, edited by historian Kathryn Braund, provides the first fully annotated edition of this early and rare description of both the European settled areas and the adjoining Indian lands in what are now the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Romans's purpose in producing his Concise Natural History was twofold: to aid navigators and shippers by detailing the sailing passages of the region and to promote trade and settlement in the region. To those ends, he provided detailed scientific observations on the natural history of the area, a summary of the region's political history, and an assessment of the potential for economic growth in the Floridas based on the area's natural resources. A trained surveyor and cartographer and a self-taught naturalist, Romans supplied detailed descriptions of the region's topography and environment, including information about the climate and weather patterns, plants, animals, and diseases. He provided information about the state of scientific inquiry in the South and touched on many of the most important intellectual arguments of the day, such as the origin of the races, the practice of slavery, and the benefits and drawbacks of monopoly on trade. In addition, Concise Natural History can be placed firmly in the genre of colonial promotional literature. Romans's book was an enthusiastic guide aimed at those seeking to establish modest holdings in the region: "What a field is open here! . . . No country ever had such inexhaustible resources; no empire had ever half so many advantages combining in its behalf!" Romans explained how settlers should travel to the area, what they would need in terms of provisions and tools, and what it would cost to have their land surveyed. In addition to providing an abundance of practical advice, Romans also offered information about the history of earlier settlements, including the earliest and most complete account of New Smyrna near St. Augustine. Romans also presented unique information about the various Indian tribes he encountered. In fact, historians agree that among the most useful portions of the book are Romans's descriptions of the largest Indian tribes in the 18th-century Southeast: the Creeks, Choctaws, and Chickasaws. Romans's account of the diet of the Creeks and Choctaws is one of the most complete available. And his description of the location of Choctaw village sites is one of the best sources for this information.
Cambridge Public Library Bulletin
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
Author: M. Louise GreenePublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut by M. Louise Greene is about Congregationalism in New England. Excerpt: "I. THE EVOLUTION OF EARLY CONGREGATIONALISM Preparation of the English nation for the two earliest forms of Congregationalism, Brownism, and Barrowism.—Rise of Separatism and Puritanism.—Non-conformists during Queen Mary's reign.—Revival of the Reformation movement under Queen Elizabeth.—Development of Presbyterianism.—Three Cambridge men, Robert Browne, Henry Greenwood, and Henry Barrowe.—Brownism and Barrowism."
The Nation
Author: The Publishers' Trade List Annual
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Category : Publishers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1088
Book Description
The Living Church
Author: Colonial Comics, Volume II
Author: Jason RodriguezPublisher: Fulcrum Publishing
ISBN: 1682751457
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A massacre in Boston. A tea party. A shot heard around the world. But who was the first casualty of the massacre? How did the tea get to Boston Harbor? What was the Battle of Concord like for a Minute Man? Colonial Comics: New England, 1750–1775 expands the frame of this important period of American history. Unconventional characters come to life, including gravedigging medical students, counterfeiters, female playwrights, instigators of civil disobedience, newspaper editors, college students, rum traders, freemen, and slaves.
Library Bulletin
Author: Somerville Public Library (Mass.).Publisher:
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles, Edited Under the Authority of the Corporation of Yale University; Volume 1
Author: Ezra 1727-1795 StilesPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022446557
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a compilation of the personal diary and literary musings of Ezra Stiles, a prominent 18th century American academic and theologian who served as President of Yale University. The diary covers a wide range of topics, from politics and philosophy to literature and science. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.