Great Britain and the American Colonies, 1606-1763
Author: Jack P. Greene
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 368
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Author: Jack P. Greene
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 368
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bradley Chapin
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2010-06-01
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0820336912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study analyzes the development of criminal law during the first several generations of American life. Its comparison of the substantive and procedural law among the colonies reveals the similarities and differences between the New England and the Chesapeake colonies. Bradley Chapin addresses the often-debated question of the “reception” of English law and makes estimates of the relative weight of the sources and methods of early American law. A main theme of his book is that colonial legislators and judges achieved a significant reform of the English criminal law at a time when a parallel movement in England failed. The analysis is made specific and concrete by statistics that show patterns of prosecutions and crime rates. In addition to the exciting and convincing theme of a “lost period” of great creativity in American criminal law, Chapin gives a wealth of detail on statutory and common-law rulings, noteworthy criminal cases, and judicial views of how the law was to be administered. He provides social and economic explanations of shifts and peculiarities in the law, using carefully arranged evidence from the records. His treatment of the Quaker cases in Massachusetts and the witchcraft prosecutions in New England throws new light on those frequently misunderstood episodes. Chapin's book will be of interest not only to scholars working in the field but also to anyone curious about early American legal history.
Author: Carl Ubbelohde
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 142
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Moses Coit Tyler
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Published: 1897
Total Pages: 586
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Smith
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Published: 1966
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780598359865
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: A. Wyatt Tilby
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 298
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Yunlong Man
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 500
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edward Rodolphus Lambert
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Published: 1838
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKLambert provided valuable descriptions of the general history of the area and various towns, detailed specific events, and discussed numerous facets of early American life: religious, political and social. There is a poem, entitled "Old Milford," taken from the Connecticut Gazette, Vol. I, No. 4, 1835, as well as a "History of Milford, Connecticut," written by Lambert in June, 1836 for Historical Collections of Connecticut by John W. Barber. Neither the poem nor the sketch of Milford appears in the printed version.
Author: A. Wyatt Tilby
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 324
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brian Fagan
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1541618572
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnly in the last decade have climatologists developed an accurate picture of yearly climate conditions in historical times. This development confirmed a long-standing suspicion: that the world endured a 500-year cold snap -- The Little Ice Age -- that lasted roughly from A.D. 1300 until 1850. The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today's global warming. With its basis in cutting-edge science, The Little Ice Age offers a new perspective on familiar events. Renowned archaeologist Brian Fagan shows how the increasing cold affected Norse exploration; how changing sea temperatures caused English and Basque fishermen to follow vast shoals of cod all the way to the New World; how a generations-long subsistence crisis in France contributed to social disintegration and ultimately revolution; and how English efforts to improve farm productivity in the face of a deteriorating climate helped pave the way for the Industrial Revolution and hence for global warming. This is a fascinating, original book for anyone interested in history, climate, or the new subject of how they interact.