Discoveries of America: personal accounts of British emigrants to North America during the revolutionary era

Discoveries of America is a collection of personal letters written by eighteen of the thousands of British emigrants who came to North America in the fifteen years preceding the onset of the American Revolution. These accounts are rare: few letters sent by emigrants during the colonial period exist....

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Other Authors: DeWolfe, Barbara (Editor), Bailyn, Bernard 1922-2020 (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1997
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Summary:Discoveries of America is a collection of personal letters written by eighteen of the thousands of British emigrants who came to North America in the fifteen years preceding the onset of the American Revolution. These accounts are rare: few letters sent by emigrants during the colonial period exist. The letters reveal the motivations, experiences, characteristics, and emotions of these people, who populated America at a crucial time in its history, and provide insights into the mechanisms of the British-American migration, especially the organisation of personal networks of family and friends
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 228 pages)
ISBN:9780511629501
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511629501

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