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Old Times in the Colonies (Illustrated Edition)

Charles Carleton Coffin

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"Old Times in the Colonies" is an outline of some of the principal events that transpired during the colonial period of our country, and portrays the hardships and sufferings of those who laid the foundations of a new empire. It will show how the Old World laws, habits, and customs were gradually changed; how the grand ideas of Freedom and the Rights of Man took root and flourished. It covers the period from the discovery and settlement of America to the Revolutionary War. Contents: Discovery of San Salvador  Forces of Civilization  First Settlements  The Wise Fool of England and His Times  The Beginning of Two Civilizations  How Beaver-skins and Tobacco Helped on Civilization  The Pilgrims  First Years at Plymouth  Settlement of New Hampshire, New York, and Canada  The Puritan Beginning  The Puritans Take Possession of New England  Island and New Hampshire  Affairs at Manhattan  The Struggle for Liberty in England, and How It Affected America  The Quakers  The End of Dutch Rule in America  The Times of Charles II  King Philip's War  Louis Frontenac in Canada  Governor Berkeley and the Virginians  How the King Took Away the Charters of the Colonies  King William's War  New Jersey and Maryland  Settlement of Pennsylvania  Witches  The Legacy of Blood  Maine and New Hampshire  The Carolinas Georgia  The Negro Tragedy  The Beginning of a Great Struggle  Defeat or General Braddock  The Emperor or Austria's Will  Incompetent and Cowardly Generals  Two Civilizations  The Destiny of an Empire
Disponible desde: 21/12/2023.
Longitud de impresión: 296 páginas.

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