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x, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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| Series |
The Bedford series in history and culture |
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Bedford series in history and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-175) and index. |
| Contents |
Part One. Introduction : English promotion and settlement of the Americas -- Part Two. The documents -- Inducements to the liking of the voyage intended towards Virginia in 40 and 42 degrees (1585) / Richard Hakluyt (the elder) -- Discourse of Western planting (1584) / Richard Hakluyt (the younger) -- A true report of the late discoveries by Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583) / George Peckham -- A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia (1590) / Thomas Harriot -- Illustration section : selections from Theodor de Bry's engravings of John White's True pictures and fashions of the people in that parte of America now called Virginia (1585) -- Of the voyage for Guiana / Sir Walter Raleigh -- A true declaration of the estate of the colonie in Virginia (Issued by the Virginia company) (1610) / Anonymous -- Reasons to be considered for justifying the undertakers of the intended plantation in New England and for encouraging such whose hearts God shall move to join with them in it (1629) / John Winthrop -- A description of New England (1616) and Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New England, or any where (1631) / John Smith -- New England's prospect / William Wood. |
| Summary |
"What were the English reading about the "New World" in the early decades of colonization? This unique collection explores 10 primary documents - promotional tracts, reports to monarchs, travel narratives, and the like - from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to reveal the visions and motives of those who promoted emigration and those who participated in it. An introductory essay places these documents within the historical context of Europe and the Americas during the Age of Discovery. Also included are 16 contemporary engravings of Native Americans, questions to consider when reading the documents, a chronology of exploration and colonization in the Americas, a bibliography, and an index."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
America -- Discovery and exploration -- British -- Sources.
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United States -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775 -- Sources.
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Discovery and exploration, British. (OCoLC)fst01352751
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America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1600-1775
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Author |
Mancall, Peter C.
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| ISBN |
0312122527 (hardcover) |
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9780312122522 (hardcover) |
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0312096740 (pbk.) |
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0312096704 |
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9780312096700 |
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