Examines Colonial culture and thought from 1607 to 1763 including the ideas, manners, institutions, and achievements of every social group

Cultural Life of the American Colonies 1607-1763

History

Wright, Louis B.

Americas

Harpercollins

Sweeping survey of 150 years of colonial history (1607 1763) offers authoritative, perceptive views by a brilliant scholar on agrarian society and leadership, non-English influences, religion, education, literature, drama, music, architecture, science, and much more. "A significant contribution to early American history." American History Review. 33 black-and-white illustrations.

Harper

Illustrations accompany a survey of colonial rule in America from Columbus' time to the American Revolution

American Heritage History of the Thirteen Colonies

Smithmark Pub.

Concise study of the early American experience traces the political and cultural development of each of the thirteen colonies

The Atlantic Frontier: Colonial American Civilization, 1607-1763

Praeger

Life on the American Frontier

Hancock House Pub Ltd

Louis Wright's masterful telling of South Carolina's story will fascinate residents and non-residents alike. A land whose people knew the joy of great victories and the sadness of bitter defeats, South Carolina gave us the first Americans cowboys, the cotton gin, and a long list of colorful military and political figures, from Swamp-Fox Marion to Pitchfork Ben Tillman and Cotton Ed Smith. Louis Wright's masterful telling of the story will fascinate residents and non-residents alike.

South Carolina - A History

W.W.Norton&Company

Everyday Life in the New Nation, 1787-1860, (Life in America)

Discusses the changes in politics, transportation, recreation, city and country life, social customs, education, and religion between the Constitutional Convention and the Civil War.

Everyday life in the New Nation, 1787-1860, (Life in America)

PUTNAM

An Essay upon the Government of the English Plantations on the Continent Ofamerica

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Ayer Co. Pub

Authoritative and perceptive, this sweeping survey covers 150 years of cultural evolution in colonial America, from 1607 to 1763. Developments in religion, literature, education, and social thought receive a thorough analysis, enlivened by a blend of wit and panache that captures all the excitement of forming a new civilization. Written by a distinguished scholar and educator who served as director of the Folger Shakespeare Library and specialized in the colonial era, this volume addresses a broad array of topics: the region's 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 many other fascinating subjects. "A significant contribution to early American history that will be appreciated alike by the amateur and the professional." — American History Review.

The Cultural Life of the American Colonies

Dover Publications

The Folger guide to Shakespeare, (Folger Library general reader's Shakespeare)

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Washington Square Press

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