Nantucket Lands and Landowners


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Nantucket lands and landowners


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Speculative Landscapes


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Introduction -- Land, looking, and futurity in the Hudson Valley -- Digging for gold : allegories of speculation on the Illinois frontier -- Picturing land and labor in the Old Northwest and New England -- Perilous prospects : speculation and landscape painting in Florida -- Painting and property on Prout's Neck -- Conclusion.
















Genealogical Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas


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Covers the period of colonial history from the beginning of European colonization in the Western Hemisphere up to the time of the American Revolution.




Nantucket Lands and Landowners; Volume 2


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Nantucket Lands and Landowners provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of Nantucket Island. Through meticulous research and a keen eye for detail, Henry Barnard Worth reconstructs the landscapes and communities of this unique place. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in Nantucket Island and New England history. 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.




New England Court Records


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Section describes examples of searches using computer databases, federal court records, indexes, justice of the peace records, and law library research, including how to search for people of color. The appendices list contact information for state and federal courts and other sources. Rapaport is a former trial lawyer and writes the column "Tales from the Courthouse" for New England Ancestors magazine. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).