Kurzbeschreibung
A sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607-1763), this volume offers authoritative, perceptive views on developments in religion, literature, education, and social thought. Written with wit and panache by a brilliant scholar and specialist in the colonial era, it covers such topics as the colonies' agrarian society and leadership; influence of non-English elements; variety of religions and zeal for education; reading habits and the desire for learning; literary production in the North and South; drama, music, and other diversions; architecture and the decorative arts; scientific interests and observations; and much more. Unabridged republication of a Harper Row paperback reprint of their original 1957 edition. 33 black-and-white illustrations.<BR>
Synopsis
Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. , this work was first published in 1957; Dover again does service with an important reprint. The study begins with the development of commerce and aristocracy in each colony, one revelatory bit being that Native Americans were enslaved in South Carolina and sent to the West Indies. Wright (fmr. director,