The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles
Author : John Smith
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Bermuda Islands
ISBN : 9780598359865
Author : John Smith
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 MB
Release : 1966
Category : Bermuda Islands
ISBN : 9780598359865
Author : Blake A. Harrison
Publisher : Mit Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780262525275
This book takes a view of New England's landscapes that goes beyond picture postcard-ready vistas of white-steepled churches, open pastures, and tree-covered mountains. Its chapters describe, for example, the Native American presence in the Maine Woods; offer a history of agriculture told through stone walls, woodlands, and farm buildings; report on the fragile ecology of tourist-friendly Cape Cod beaches; and reveal the ethnic stereotypes informing Colonial Revivalism. Taken together, they offer a wide-ranging history of New England's diverse landscapes, stretching across two centuries. The book shows that all New England landscapes are the products of human agency as well as nature. The authors trace the roles that work, recreation, historic preservation, conservation, and environmentalism have played in shaping the region, and they highlight the diversity of historical actors who have transformed both its meaning and its physical form. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, environmental studies, literature, art history, and historic preservation, the book provides fresh perspectives on New England's many landscapes: forests, mountains, farms, coasts, industrial areas, villages, towns, and cities. Illustrated, and with many archival photographs, it offers readers a solid historical foundation for understanding the great variety of places that make up New England.
Author : G. R. Searle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 991 pages
File Size : 19,28 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0199284407
G.R. Searle's narrative history breaks conventional chronological barriers to carry the reader from England in 1886, the apogee of the Victorian era with the nation poised to celebrate the empress queen's golden jubilee, to 1918, as the 'war to end all wars' drew to a close.
Author : John Winthrop
Publisher :
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,89 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Massachusetts
ISBN :
Author : William Hubbard
Publisher :
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 32,72 MB
Release : 1815
Category : Massachusetts
ISBN :
Author : Wendy Warren
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1631492152
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History A New York Times Notable Book A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection A Providence Journal Best Book of the Year Winner of the Organization of American Historians Merle Curti Award for Social History Finalist for the Harriet Tubman Prize Finalist for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize "This book is an original achievement, the kind of history that chastens our historical memory as it makes us wiser." —David W. Blight, author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Widely hailed as a “powerfully written” history about America’s beginnings (Annette Gordon-Reed), New England Bound fundamentally changes the story of America’s seventeenth-century origins. Building on the works of giants like Bernard Bailyn and Edmund S. Morgan, Wendy Warren has not only “mastered that scholarship” but has now rendered it in “an original way, and deepened the story” (New York Times Book Review). While earlier histories of slavery largely confine themselves to the South, Warren’s “panoptical exploration” (Christian Science Monitor) links the growth of the northern colonies to the slave trade and examines the complicity of New England’s leading families, demonstrating how the region’s economy derived its vitality from the slave trading ships coursing through its ports. And even while New England Bound explains the way in which the Atlantic slave trade drove the colonization of New England, it also brings to light, in many cases for the first time ever, the lives of the thousands of reluctant Indian and African slaves who found themselves forced into the project of building that city on a hill. We encounter enslaved Africans working side jobs as con artists, enslaved Indians who protested their banishment to sugar islands, enslaved Africans who set fire to their owners’ homes and goods, and enslaved Africans who saved their owners’ lives. In Warren’s meticulous, compelling, and hard-won recovery of such forgotten lives, the true variety of chattel slavery in the Americas comes to light, and New England Bound becomes the new standard for understanding colonial America.
Author : Richard William Judd
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Human ecology
ISBN : 9781625341013
8. Conserving Urban Ecologies -- 9. Saving Second Nature -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author -- Back Cover
Author : William Scranton Simmons
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 32,53 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780874513721
Legends, folktales, and traditions of New England Indians reflect historical events and a changing Indian identity over a 365-year period
Author : James Truslow Adams
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 18,35 MB
Release : 2023-12-14
Category : History
ISBN :
In 'The Founding of New England' by James Truslow Adams, readers are taken on a detailed exploration of the early history of New England, focusing on the Pilgrims and Puritans who played a crucial role in shaping the region. Adams uses a scholarly approach to analyze the social, political, and religious factors that influenced the establishment of these colonies, providing a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and triumphs faced by the early settlers. His engaging narrative style captures the essence of the time period, making the book a valuable resource for anyone interested in American history. Adams' meticulous research and insightful commentary add depth to the historical account, offering readers a compelling insight into the origins of New England. For those seeking a well-written and informative exploration of the founding of the region, 'The Founding of New England' is a must-read that will enrich their understanding of American history.
Author : Charles Fergus
Publisher : Falcon Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Trees
ISBN : 9780762737956
A beautifully written natural history of the more than seventy tree species that grow in New England. Includes detailed illustrations and range maps.